Municipal employees in Peshawar threaten protest

PESHAWAR: The employees of Town-IV have warned of launching a protest campaign if the elected representatives did not withdraw their demand of utilising the Provincial Finance Commission (PFC) funds meant for salaries of the employees. The United Municipal Workers Union at a meeting at the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) office on Tuesday set a seven-day deadline for resolving the issue.

Malik Naveed Awan, chairman of the union, chaired the meeting that was attended by workers representatives of all towns and Water and Sanitation Services Peshawar (WSSP). The meeting decided to hold a protest camp outside the TMA office for three days after the expiry of the deadline.

The workers union accused the elected representatives of Town-IV of demanding the release of the savings of the two quarters of 2018-19 for their development schemes in their respective constituencies.

The meeting was told that the PFC funds were allocated for development schemes after the deduction of salaries and other non-development expenditures, including utilities. The meeting claimed that Town-IV was facing difficulties in revenue generation.