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7th wage board

for journalists

soon: Omar

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Labour and Manpower, Omar Asghar Khan, has said that work in connection with the formation of the 7th wage board for journalists and newspaper workers, has been completed to a considerable extent and notification in this respect would be issued soon.

He was talking to reporters after inaugurating a coconut park in Karachi's Clifton area on Thursday.

"Homework has been completed" he said with the regard to the setting up of the 7th wage board for journalists and newspaper workers.

Later on, our efforts would be aimed towards the implementation of this wage board, the minister added.ÑAPP