‘Cut in DUHS staff salaries was due to technical issue’: Murtaza Wahab

KARACHI: Sindh government spokesperson Murtaza Wahab has said the cut in the salaries of the Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) staff was due to a “technical issue”, which has been resolved now.

On a social media website Twitter,  Murtaza Wahab said, “This was due to a technical issue. It has been sorted now, entire salaries will be paid by #SindhGovt and necessary instructions have been issued.” “Thank u for highlighting this,” he added.

This was due to a technical issue. It has been sorted now, entire salaries will be paid by #SindhGovt and necessary instructions have been issued. Thank u for highlighting this https://t.co/zaZ7mctbpf

— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) July 7, 2020

The staffers of the health university, who are at the front of the battle against the coronavirus, had expressed concerns about the sudden cut in their salaries.

Meanwhile, Karachi University Officers Welfare Association (KUOWA) has expressed deep concern over the reduction of salaries of the staff, officers, doctors and faculty members of the Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) for the month of June.

According to the Association, “During this unprecedented crisis of COVID-19, Dow University administration should have given extra funds to their employees, officers and faculty members but on the contrary, they were deprived of their salaries”.

“We demand instant action from the honorable Chief Minister Sindh to look into this matter and protect our institutions who are on the verge of crisis” it added.

Earlier, DOW University of Health and Sciences had halved the salaries of all employees, including doctors. The reduction was announced even though the healthcare professionals working at DOW University are at the forefront in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to sources, the professors, assistant professors, and the doctors employed at the university received half of their salaries for June as well. It was also reported that the salaries were released after a delay of seven days.