KARACHI: The CBA labour union protested outside KESC’s head office
against the non-payment of salaries. Seven people were injured when
KESC guards allegedly opened fire to disperse the protestors.
According
to CBA chairman Akhlaq Ahmed, workers were peacefully protesting
outside the KESC head office demanding their four months salaries, when
security guards opened fire at the demonstrators injuring seven of
them. This sparked a mighty wave of agitation, he added.
Angry
KESC workers hurled stones at the police deployed to disperse them.
They tried to set a police truck and vehicles of the power supply
company on fire.
On the other hand KESC spokesman said that the
labour union attacked the head office and they were the ones who
started shooting at the building, not company guards. Online
