EDUCATION MINISTER DEFENDS PAY RAISE GTU CALLS FOR 7% TO BE TAX-FREE FOR TEACHERS

With the latest effort to raise staffers to pay by 7% in the public sector
receiving widespread backlash, Education Minister Priya Manickchand is vehemently defending the PPP/C government, who she said found a way to allocate salary increase even as scores of workers are being laid off globally. More from Amel Griffith.