HYDERABAD, Nov 23: Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Central Labour Union president Abdul Latif Nizamani has criticized Wapda officials for terminating services of the employees under the Presidential Ordinance-2000.

Speaking at a meeting of office-bearers of the union’s Sindh chapter at the Labour Hall here on Sunday, he termed the ordinance a black law.

He said employees who had been issued with two show-cause notices during 20 years of their service were being sacked under the ordinance. He made it clear that the union would not tolerate the prevailing state of affairs.

Mr Nizamani also condemned the privatization of the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company and the Jamshoro Thermal Powerhouse.

He said in order to hide their inefficiency and corrupt practices, the Wapda officials wanted to privatize Fesco which was a profitable organization.

The meeting resolved to launch a protest movement throughout the country after Eid against the privatization of the company and the powerhouse and forced retirement and dismissal of employees.

The Sindh secretary of the union, Mohammad Iqbal Kaimkhani, called upon the Wapda authorities to stop the economic murder of the employees and hoped that they would not take any step which might jeopardize industrial peace.

He appealed to the president, prime minister and the federal minister for water and power to repeal the Presidential Ordinance and rescind the decision to privatize Fesco and the powerhouse.

SU position holders: The controller of examinations, University of Sindh, announced on Saturday the names of students of various disciplines who passed semester examination-2002 with distinction.

In MBA, final pass, Benish, daughter of Syed Tayab Ali, secured first position while Asif Iqbal, son of Shamsuddin Surhio, secured second and Ghulam Mujatba, son of Ghulam Shabir Shaikh, third position.

In MBA, honours, final, Kashif Ghani, son of Abdul Ghani Bhatti, secured first position, Hanozia Shah, daughter of Ghulam Sarwar Shah, secured second position and Abdul Wali, son of Abdul Hayee Jamali, secured third position.

In MEd, evening programme, Tabasum Gul, daughter of Khuda Dino Shah, secured first position while Mohammad Zia, son of Mohammad Saghir Qureshi, secured second and Anjum Shaheen, daughter of Abdul Latif Baladi, secured third position.

In MEd, morning programme, Samina Mariam, daughter of Victor Noiel Daniel, secured first position while Ammara Nasim, daughter of Kafaitullah Sahi, secured second and Aisha, daughter of Mohammad Saleh Samo, secured third position.

In MA, final, English, evening programme, Beena Afzal, daughter of Mohammad Afzal Awan, secured first position while Shahnila Nisar, daughter of Nisar Ahmed Khanzada, secured second and Nazir Bano, daughter of Mohammad Ismail Dara, secured third position.

In MA, honours, final, Urdu Quratul Ain, daughter of Iqbal Hussain Farooqui, secured first position while Nasim, daughter of Amir Alam Qureshi, secured second position and Sadaf Naseem, daughter of Liaquat Ali Jat, secured third position.

In BBA, honours, III, Aamir, son of Umerdin Qureshi, secured first position while Zainul Abideen, son of Abdul Qadir Ansari, secured second and Asma, daughter of Mohammad Aslam Qaimkhani, third position.

In BSc, honours, III, geology, semester examination 2001, Shahnaz, daughter of Fazullah Tunio, secured first position while Mohammad Idris, son of Mohammad Roshan, secured second and Noreen, daughter of Syed Mansoor Ali, third position.