THATTA, Feb 26: The administration of the Indus Jute Mills, Dhabeji, has terminated services of 32 employees and workers under allegations of sabotaging peaceful administrative atmosphere of the factory on Saturday.

The affected people included workers welfare officer Ghulam Abbas, outdoor officer Jehan Shah, Bakhshal, Khamiso and Mukhtiar Ahmed.

A heavy police contingent was deployed on the factory gate to avert any untoward incident.

Representative of workers complained that the factory administration by terminating a lot of employees had betrayed and violated the conciliatory conditions imposed by the district nazim prior to the talks to be held the next week.

FIRE: Four thatched houses were reduced to ashes when a fire broke out in Faqir-Jo-Goth near Thatta town here on Saturday.

The cause of incident could not be ascertained immediately.

DROWNS: A teenager was drowned while three other fishermen swam a shore while their fishing yacht capsized in the Arabian sea at the Hajamero creek on Friday.

The divers fished out the body of Hanif Mallah after ten hour efforts.

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