The leader of the protesters Rukhsana Anwar, while describing the demands of LHWs, said the programme was started in 1992. She said they demanded that the pay scale of drivers was raised from BPS-4 to BPS-6, lady health workers from BPS-5 to BPS-7 and supervisors from BPS-10 BPS-14. She condemned Punjab Health Minister Yasmeen Rashid’s behavior and terming it awkward. The blockage led to congestion on adjacent roads including Cooper Road, Ferzpur Road and Queens Road. A 10-member delegation of Lady Health Workers Association held a meeting with Deputy Inspector General Operations Police Lahore (DIG) Waqas Nazir.

Source: The Express Tribune March 22, 2019 03:33 UTC