FBR representative groups agree to call off strike

A meeting was convened at FBR HQ Islamabad between FBR senior management and the representative groups of agitating FBR employees comprising Mian Abdul Qayyum, Rashid Shah, Munir Faizi, Muhammad Mateen Ullah, Amir Haider, Pervez Ahmed, Babar Khan, Shahraze Qaiser, Mian Aamer, Fazal-ur-Rehman, Chaudhry Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Qasim Saleem, Mohammad Saeed and Toori.
As a result of assurance from the senior management that the necessary follow-up of de-freezing of special allowance will be further pursued with the Finance Division, the representative groups agreed to call off the strike. The senior management assured that other issues such as pending DPCs at the level of RTOs, MCCs and the FBR, upgradation/promotion of inspectors, appraisers, examiners, stenographers, Naib Qasid, Daftari, notice server, armed guard, MCCs office superintendents, DEOs, DCOs, house requisitioning, passing of medical bills, out of turn promotions of all Class-IV employees and Bahawalpur issue having higher qualifications will be considered on priority basis.-PR