Wapda, Tesco employees protest against proposed privatization
National
January 15, 2021
HANGU/KHAR: The employees of Wapda and Tribal Electric Supply Company (Tesco) on Thursday threatened to launch a country-wide protest movement if the government privatised the two entities.
The employees gathered at the Wapda House in Hangu and chanted slogans against the proposed privatization. They said that privatization of Wapda would be opposed tooth and nail as, according to them, the high-ups had exploited the entity and now the poor employees were being made a scapegoat. Speaking to protesters, Hydro Union chairman Javed Hussain and general secretary Faraukh Sair said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf had opposed the privatization of Wapda and other departments but now its rulers reneged on the pledges.
Wapda employees protest proposed privatisation
Peshawar
January 15, 2021
HANGU/KHAR: The employees of Wapda and Tribal Electric Supply Company (Tesco) on Thursday threatened to launch a country-wide protest movement if the government privatised the two entities.
The employees gathered at the Wapda House in Hangu and chanted slogans against the proposed privatization.
They said that privatization of Wapda would be opposed tooth and nail as, according to them, the high-ups had exploited the entity and now the poor employees were being made a scapegoat.
Speaking to protesters, Hydro Union chairman Javed Hussain and general secretary Faraukh Sair said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf had opposed the privatization of Wapda and other departments but now its rulers reneged on the pledges.