The employees of Sehwan Development Authority (SDA) held a protest outside Hyderabad Press Club, decrying that they have not been paid salaries for the last three months.
Rafia Sultana and other protestors complained that top officials of SDA were not attending their office owing to which the authority was continuously facing administrative problems
According to Sultana, Director General of SDA, Saleh Saeed Jumani had gone on long leave while the authority's secretary, Ahsan Raza was working in Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB).
She claimed that positions of Accountant and admin officer were also vacant, leaving authority in financial doldrums. "The top officers draw their salaries every month but the lower staff is made to suffer,"
she alleged. The protesters demanded of the Sindh government to take notice of their plight and issue orders to release their salaries.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 21st, 2024.
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