‘Some elements trying to create confusions for political goals,’ says Shibli Faraz

Federal Information Minister Senator Shibli Faraz on Thursday said that the government is ready to address the legitimate demands of government employees and make progress on them.

According to the details, in a tweet today (Thursday), he refuted statement wrongly attributed to him about government employees regarding reduction their expenditures and said that he has never issued such statement.

He said some elements are trying to create misunderstandings for political goals attributing such statements to him. The Minister said media will play its due play on this issue.

سرکاری ملازمین کو اپنے اخراجات کم کرنے سے متعلق خود سے منسوب جملوں کی تردید کرتا ہوں، ایسی کوئی بات نہیں کہی۔ سرکاری ملازمین کے جائز مطالبات کو سننے اور ان پر پیش رفت کے لئے تیار ہیں۔ افسوس ہے کہ ایسی بات مجھ سے منسوب کی گئی جو میں نے نہیں کہی۔

— Senator Shibli Faraz (@shiblifaraz) February 11, 2021

Let it be known that the Islamabad police fired tear gas shells to disperse the protesting government employees at D-Chowk. The protesters asked the government to increase their basic salaries.

Many protesters were arrested during the protest. The government servants had announced the protest two weeks ago.

Meanwhile an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad today sent four arrested lawyers to jail on judicial remand in the case pertaining to attack on the Islamabad High Court. The lawyers had stopped hearings in all courts, held IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah hostage and vandalized the high court’s building.