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Just 36 days after the launch of the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metro bus service, its drivers went on a strike on Friday against non-payment of two months’ salaries as promised by the Turkish Al-Burraq company, which has been awarded the contract to run the mass transit between the twin cities.
The commuters faced hardship as the drivers parked the 64 buses at different stations for more than four hours till 5pm. They also threatened to halt the service on a permanent basis if their salaries were not released before Eidul Fitr. They demanded Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif take notice of the non-payment of salaries to them. Action should also be taken against the officials concerned for creating financial problems in the Metro Bus Authority soon after the launch of the service, they added.
The local administration held negotiations with the protesters at the Pakistan Secretariat Bus Station and assured them that the issue would be resolved. After this, the protesters called off the strike.
Commissioner Zahid Saeed said after negotiations, the company assured the metro bus service employees that they would be paid the salaries before Eid. He said the chief minister also took notice of the strike and decided to penalise the private company.
“Under the contract, the private company will be penalized if the metro bus service got suspended,” he said.
http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/201...b-rwp-metro-bus-service-over-unpaid-salaries/
Metro leakages : RDA issues notices to contractors
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) while expressing its displeasure over the poor quality of work on the metro bus project has served notices to several contractors besides blocking their payments. An official said that notices have been issued after many bus stations in Islamabad and Rawalpindi started leaking during the recent rains. Several stations were inundated in the recent rains and water started dripping from roofs of the metro stations creating problems for passengers. The poor drainage system also caused accumulation of water on adjoining roads of the metro track. The authority has asked contractors to immediately work out the problems and fix the faults. According to the notice, construction companies were bound to repair any fault that occurs within two years of completion of the project. The source claimed that RDA has stopped payments to several contractors after the loopholes were detected.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 13th, 2015.
Metro leakages : RDA issues notices to contractors - The Express Tribune
That's what em saying. But here comes the point. If Al-Barraq is responsible for every thing happening in Metro Bus like this salaries issue, than PMLN surely don't deserve to take credit for it too. Should they?