All Pakistan Civil Pensioners Association (APCPA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) chapter appealed to President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and the KP Chief Minister to accept their demands and provide them basic facilities. The demands were made during a protest on Thursday at Sher Shah Suri road opposite Cantonment Railway Station. Protestors were led by Fida Ahmad Durrani. Talking to reporters, Durrani said bureaucrats were creating hurdles in government affairs and not solving them. He said retired servants after completing government services had no facilities and were passing through a difficult phase of life and should be facilitated. They presented a list of demands including a 300 percent increase in pension, medical allowances and establishing a national hospital for X-rays, group insurance, dowry and death fund.
