ISLAMABAD: Thousands of Wapda workers from across the country, under the aegis of “All Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Workers Union CBA along with Engineers Association, protested against the privatisation of the authority in front of National Press Club and marched to Parliament House.
The protesters demanded the government to generate cheaper electricity through hydel and coal fired thermal power stations costing Rs1.50 and Rs7 per unit respectively in comparison with high priced furnace oil thermal power stations costing Rs18 to 30 per unit, instead of privatising national entity.
The procession was led by veteran trade union leader General Secretary Khurshid Ahmed along with Abdul Abdul Latif Nizamani President/Provincial Chairman (Sindh), Haji Muhammad Ramzan Achakzai Joint President (Balochistan), Gohar Taj, Chairman Union (Khyber Pakhtoonkhawa), Javed Baloch, Haji Zahir Gul, Ramzan Jadoon (Islamabad Region), Iqbal Dar, Waliur Rehman (Gujranwala), Ch Ghulam Rasool, Ch Khalid Ahmed (Multan Region), Rana Ghulam Jaffar, Ch Sarfraz Ahmed Hundall (Faisalabad Region), Iqbal Qaim Khani (Sind), Rana Abdul Shakoor, Osama Tariq, Mateen Zafar representatives of Engineers Association.
