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Tarbela Dam
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Pakistan: Tarbela Dam’s security workers demonstrate against new duty timings

| @indiablooms | May 06, 2023, at 06:08 am

Islamabad: Security workers of the Tarbela Dam region in Haripur area of Pakistan recently observed a token strike against changes to duty timings by the newly-appointed general manager (security), media reports said.

The protesters staged a sit-in outside the office of the Tarbela Dam GM and dispersed peacefully after an hour after learning that the GM is in Islamabad to attend an official meeting, reports Dawn News.

GM (security) retired Brigadier Mohammad Tufail notified changes to duty hours of all security personnel. He abolished the previous eight hours duty, the newspaper reported.

According to the new duty timings, each security man will work for four hours and get a two hours break before resuming work for the next four hours.

However, security personnel rejected the move saying they belong to far-off areas, so they can’t perform duty in two shifts.
 

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