WATCH: Gandapur showers flowers on rescue personnel released from Attock jail
Rescue 1122 personnel were released weeks after being arrested during PTI's D-Chowk protest in Islamabad
November 01, 2024
- CM also announces promotion for released rescue personnel.
- Rescue personnel were released with 86 others for D-Chowk protest.
- DG Rescue 1122 says at least 6 rescue personnel still imprisoned.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur Friday showered rose petals on the Rescue 1122 personnel who were released from the Attock jail — weeks after they were arrested for participating in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) D-Chowk protest against the government in Islamabad.
The chief minister also announced a promotion for the 42 rescue personnel who remained in the custody of the federal and Punjab police amid the protests held earlier in October.
They were released alongside 86 others arrested during and after the protest.
Gandapur's announcement came after he invited the personnel at the CM house for a meeting following their release. The rescue personnel included firefighters, drivers, medical technicians and other staffers.
Commenting on the development in an interview with Geo News, Director General Rescue 1122 Muhammad Ayaz Khan said KP CM has announced a one-step promotion of the released rescue personnel as well as a one-month extra salary.
Ayaz said he is grateful to the chief minister for encouraging the rescue personnel, as he assured to increase their allowances and has also assured to increase their retirement age from 50 to 60 years.
The DG Rescue 1122 revealed that at least six personnel of the department are still imprisoned.
More than 10 KP police personnel and over 40 employees of Rescue 1122 were held by the Punjab police for accompanying a protest rally in the capital city led by Gandapur.
The crackdown came as the federal and Punjab governments took stern action against the workers of the Imran Khan-founded party who marched into Islamabad to hold a protest rally.
The federal capital has seen days of unrest owing to the PTI's protest with authorities resorting to firing tear gas and placing containers across the city to prevent the party workers' march.
Apart from the provincial government's personnel and officials being held, 22 vehicles of the Rescue 1122, Peshawar Development Authority and Local Government were also impounded.
