As Labor Day is commemorated, Pakistanis have come forward to celebrate the hardworking laborers around them and in the country. People from all walks of life celebrated and paid tribute to those who work hard to make our lives easier. The entertainment industry also joined in to pay honor to the laborers. On Instagram, actress Sarwat Gillani shared a post about a day she spent with schoolgirls in rural Sindh. She added that she spent Labor Day with the ones they are working hard for; the laborers’ hard work is for the well-being of their children. In the hope that no child has to leave their safe spaces to seek livelihood, she posted:
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In a video message, host and model Fiza Ali also paid tribute to the hardworking laborers in a television segment on her show. She said that these people are the real heroes who make lives easier. She posted:
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Actor Bilal Qureshi also took to Instagram in a different light to complain about the growing hardships in Pakistan. He said that we are laborers in mindset, unable to protest for our rights. He posted:
Journalist Mazhar Abbas also took to X and posted that the laborers are only celebrated, not given rights. He posted:
MAY DAY, MAY DAY for Labour in Pakistan as hundreds and thousands of labours are jobless. Those still working were also deprived of their basic, fundamental and Constitutional rights. Yet, every year our rulers issued statement on May Day without giving labourers or workers their…
— Mazhar Abbas (@MazharAbbasGEO) May 1, 2026
