Staff Reporter
The Punjab Teachers Union (PTU) on Monday postponed their ongoing protest following successful negotiations with Punjab Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Cooperatives Basharat Raja on Monday.
The PTU delegation was headed by Chaudhry Sarfraz while other officials included Rana Liaquat and Muhammad Imran. The Punjab Teachers Union informed the Punjab Law Minister about their demands and issues. Raja Basharat stressed that when demands of the Punjab Teachers Union could be resolved through consultation and negotiations, it was not appropriate for the teachers to take the law into their hands. He said that a decision regarding today’s meeting would be taken soon with the consent of the Punjab chief minister.
Raja Basharat said that the present government has fulfilled many long standing demands of the government employees. “In the same way, we will take all possible steps to address the legitimate demands of the teachers,” he assured. On the occasion, the teachers’ representatives said that they are grateful to the Chief Minister and the Punjab Law Minister for listening to their demands. “This act has increased our confidence in the Punjab government,” they expressed.
