Municipal workers stage sit-in, demand release of salaries, pension

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 10th Mar, 2026) United Municipal Workers Union staged a sit-in here on Charsadda Road on Tuesday, demanding the release of salaries and pensions to the employees of the Capital Metropolitan Government, Peshawar. The municipal workers have been on protest since last five days.

Those who participated in the protest sit-in were included Chairman United Municipal Workers Union, Malik Naveed, Patron-in-Chief TMAs Peshawar, Bilal Ahmed, General Secretary Syed Waqar Ali Shah, President Ismail Khan, Finance Secretary Khawaja Aftab, Vice Chairman Farooq Khan, Vice Chairman Rashid Khan, Vice President Azmat Toofan, Habib Khan, Jamil Khan, Saqib Khalil Samiullah, Tahir Hanif, Faizan, Noman, Sohail, Abrar, Haseeb, Haroon Khan and others.

On this occasion, the busy Charsadda Road remained closed for traffic.

The protesting municipal workers were chanting slogans for salaries and pensions and their release with immediate effect.

The protesting municipal workers were warned to continue the protest and sit-in until salaries and pensions are released.

The workers protested that the vehicles of the Capital Metropolitan are in the possession of unrelated officers, which is sheer injustice, saying the employees are protesting for salaries and pensions, but unrelated officers are enjoying the assets of the Metropolitan.

Later, the administration held a meeting with the union officials and the Director General (DG) of the Capital Metropolitan Government, who said that he had paid all available in advance of salaries and was awaiting a grant for more funds. He assured that the remaining salaries will be released as soon as they receive more funds.