Brick kiln workers protest against low wages.

TOBA TEK SINGH -- Scores of brick kiln workers staged a protest demonstration in front of the press club at Kamalia on Thursday over the refusal of kiln owners to pay their wages according to the agreement between the workers and owners two months ago.

They were carrying placards and banners inscribed with slogans against kiln owners and the labour department (LWD).

Addressing the protesters, Labour Qaumi Movement Kamalia tehsil president Malik Abdul Majeed claimed that according to the agreement between the kiln owners and workers, the former would pay Rs1,200 per 1,000 bricks to the latter but did not implement the decision. He lamented that the labour department officials were not cooperating with the workers as it was not taking action against the owners.

FLOUR: The citizens staged a protest demonstration and blocked the traffic on the Jhang Road near Sadhar Chowk, Faisalabad to condemn the price hike of flour.

They were chanting slogans against the government for its failure to control the flour rate. They demanded the government provide subsidised flour after supplying wheat on reduced...