Retired Government Employees Fighting for Their Pension Rights in PoKMuzaffarabad, PoK April 07, 2015: The retired government employees in Pakistan occupied Kashmir are made to suffer for want of pension, denied by them by the authorities, despite serving in the government for years. Angry over the callous attitude of the administration, they took to the streets to fight for their demands. Holding banners, questioning the callousness of the government, the retired employees of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir took to the streets to press for their demands. The employees have been denied their pension by the government for years now, forcing them to live a life of misery in their old-age. Chanting anti-administration slogans, the employees held a protest demonstration near the assembly secretariat and later marched through the main market. Urging government to release their pension, the employees, all senior citizens, held a day-long-protest, despite bad weather conditions. They threatened to intensify the stir if their demands are not met. The people of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, which is under illegal occupation of Pakistan since 1947, are brutally being suppressed by the authorities and it does same to its employees by denying them their rights.
