LHWs End Sit-in Protest After Successful Negotiations With Punjab Govt

Sumaira FH Published March 22, 2019 | 10:46 PM

Lady health workers (LHWs) have called off their sit-in protest near Charing Cross at the Mall Road in Lahore after successful negotiations with Punjab Law Minister Basharat Raja

LAHORE (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / NNI - 22nd March, 2019) Lady health workers (LHWs) have called off their sit-in protest near Charing Cross at the Mall Road in Lahore after successful negotiations with Punjab Law Minister Basharat Raja.Talking to media, Punjab's lady health workers union's president Rukhsana Anwar said that it is an historic day for us as our 25-year-old issue has been resolved.

She further said that Punjab Law Minister Basharat Raja has assured them that a committee has been setup on the instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar's orders to address their concerns.

The first meeting of the committee will be held on Monday.The LHWs from different districts of Punjab were protesting near Charing Cross at the Mall Road in Lahore for the past four days demanding an increase in their salaries, proper service structure and scale up-gradation. NNI