ISLAMABAD: (Parliament Times) Journalists have voiced
strong protest over reduction of their plots quota from
2 percent to 1 percent in new sectors of Federal Government
Employees Housing Foundation (FGEHF Islamabad.
According to media reports government has curtailed plots
quota from 2 percent to 1 percent for journalists and media workers in new sectors of FGEHF.
As per media reports, Arshid Choohan, director estate
FGEHF said that 2 percent quota was allocated for the
journalists and media workers in all the housing
schemes under FGEHF earlier and this quota is also existing in Bahara Kahu Housing scheme.
Executive council of FGEHF has reduced this quota from
2 percent to 1 percent in sector F-14 and other prospective
sectors.
This decision has provoked resentment and protest among
the journalists organizations.
The office bearers of PFUJ, RIUJ and United Journalists
Forum have strongly protested against this decision
saying that the journalists would boycott all government
functions if the decision was not taken back.
