Pensioners in Pakistan occupied Kashmir protest government's allowance cuts

Mar 19, 2024

A substantial number of pensioners in Muzaffarabad city, located in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, staged a large-scale protest to condemn the government's actions, which have caused distress among them. During the protest, the pensioners addressed various issues affecting them, including the failure to increase pensions for retired government employees, the discontinuation of pensions for widowers, and the failure to reimburse senior citizens whose pensions were reduced during the Covid-19 outbreak in 2022. The protesters claimed that in Pakistan, retired government employees, as well as other senior citizens and widowers, receive their pensions on time. However, in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan, elderly individuals are facing harassment amidst high inflation.