The Karachi police briefly stopped government employees who protested by walks and salary promotions after initially using tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowds.
Traffic grunts were also caused in several areas due to confrontations.
South Police General Inspector Syed Asad Raza said Syed Asad Raza Dawn.com“Eighty -seven [protesters were] Arrested and released by the commitment to cancel the protest, ”he added that his future course of action would be announced after the 13th Muharam.
He said the police initially took measures when the negotiations between the representatives of the employees and the officials failed. “The Alliance of Employees of Sindh (Sea), an alliance of different departments of the employees of the Government of Sindh, marched towards the Chamber of the Principal Minister.
“The sea has made three main demands, including an increase of 70 percent of wages and pension of Sindh’s employees from grade 1 to 22, giving Dra (offspring of disparity reduction) of 50 percent to all employees of the same grades, and group insurance and the benevolent fund after the withdrawal of all employees of said degrees according to the pattern of the Balochista government.”
Dig Raza said that the leaders of the Alliance held conversations with officials, even with him, the Minister of Planning and Development, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, the Karachi Commissioner and Secretary of Finance of the commissioner’s office.
“The conversations failed since there was no agreement,” he said, adding that the protesters gathered outside the Karachi Press Club in the morning and planned to move towards the house CM.
The roads near the house CM were already locked by the agencies of application of the law, he said, and added that the police used water cannons to disperse the protesters who marched to the Aiwan–I-Saddar road, near the governor’s house.
Protestant witnesses and leaders said Dawn.com that the police also used tear gas shells.
“They dispersed and diverted towards the place of protest at the Karachi Press Club after police action,” said Dig Raza, added that no one was arrested.
In statements to the media outside the KPC, Ashraf Khaskheli de Sea, Zamir Chandio and other leaders said that the police resorted to “torture” while dispersing the protesters.
They said they would plan a future course of action and planned to move towards Bilawal House in Clifton for their demands.
The leaders said that provincial minister Nasir Shah had “accepted” his demands, but Sindh’s prime minister Syed Murad Ali Shah looked for three days for conversations.
Early today, Nasir told the media that the government of Sindh would try to address the legitimate demands of employees.
“It has been a priority of the Government led by PPP to provide jobs to young people,” said Nasir, added that he would file the demands before CM Murad.
In addition, he said that, although everyone had the right to protest, such protests should not occur, since they cause inconvenience to the general public.
Separately, said South SSP (traffic) Suhai Aziz Dawn.com“Four main roads, namely Aiwan-I-Saddar, Dr. Ziauddin Ahmad Road, Din Muhammad Wafai Road and Sarwar Shaheed, have been closed by the District Police.”
The traffic police chief said that from 4pm to 7pm they were considered peak hours when “traffic is moving to bumper.”
“Due to the closure of the four main roads, there is a great impact on adjacent roads such as II Chundigar Road, Abdullah Haroon, Mt Khan and Saddar,” he added.
According to the traffic alerts issued by the Karachi Police, the roads closed due to “security reasons.” The alerts said: “Pidc Chowk traffic is diverting towards Club Road, and from the state life building to B. Mountain Road”, and adds: “The traffic of Sultanabad Chowki is being directed towards Mai Kolachi Road and Boat Basin.
“Fountain Chowk traffic is diverting to the Zainab market, and from Thana Gali to Mr. Kiani Chowrangi,” they added.
