Police crackdown on PWD protesting employees

ISLAMABAD: Capital police has launched a crackdown against the protesting Public Works Department (PWD) employees.

Police has started using tear gas to disperse the protesting crowd which had gathered at G-9 sector of Islamabad and had started moving towards the press club.

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According to initial reports police has also started making arrests.

Workers of PWD from all over Pakistan have arrived at G-9 DG Office and are protesting against the abolishment of their department.

The government had decided to abolish the Pakistan Public Works Department (Pak PWD) due to its years-long ‘poor performance and corruption’.