From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1972: Fifty Years Ago: Telecom men on strike.

KARACHI -- About 10,000 line staff of the Telecommunications Department in Karachi and other cities observed a 24-hour strike ... yesterday [June 12]... . They also warned that they would go on an indefinite strike if the demands were not accepted within 72 hours. Their demands included: revision of newly introduced pay scales; payment of allowances including special pay; outdoor allowance; house rent and medical allowance; confirmation of temporary staff; increase in staff and withdrawal of all orders which are not acceptable to the staff. - Staff reporter

[Meanwhile, as reported by news agencies in Murree,] The Central Committee of the Pakistan...

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