In what seemed to be a tit-for-tat reply to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) attempts to exploit political issues, the federal government on Thursday allowed hundreds of workers of various labour unions to enter the capital’s Red Zone to protest outside the Parliament House against the PML-N for opposing the renewal of Industrial Relations Ordinance.
Hundreds of workers of various departments, including CDA, Habib Bank, WAPDA and several labour department chanted slogans against the PML-N, particularly its parliamentarian Zahid Hamid, for what they called anti-labour approach amidst slogans of “Jiyay Bhutto”.
As PML-N leader and former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Mahtab Abbasi tried to enter the Parliament House, the protestors stopped his car and chanted slogans against his party.
The security officials were also surprised to see a large number of protestors entering the Red Zone without any resistance.
However, the protestors dispersed peacefully when they heard the National Assembly had given effect to the renewal of the ordinance which pertains to the welfare of the labour class.
