ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ, ˈɔːl pˌækɪstˈæn fˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv tɹˈeɪd jˈuːniənz ɐpftˈuː, ˈɔːl pˌækɪstˈæn fˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv lˈeɪbɚ ɐpfˈɑːl ænd pˌækɪstˈæn nˈæʃənəl fˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv tɹˈeɪd jˈuːniənz pˌiːˌɛnˈɛftˌiːjˈuː hˈɛld ɐn ɐsˈɛmbli ɪn ˈæbəɾɐbˌɑːd, wˌɛɹ ðeɪ ɐnˈaʊnst ðɛɹ ɪntˈɛnʃən tə mˈɜːdʒ wɪðˌɪn tˈɛn jˈɪɹz.
In 1994, All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions (APFTU), All Pakistan Federation of Labour (APFOL) and Pakistan National Federation of Trade Unions (PNFTU) held an assembly in Abbottabad, where they announced their intention to merge within ten years.