May 29, 2008	Thursday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 23, 1429

HYDERABAD, May 28: The sacked lady health workers of Tando Allahyar district protested against abrupt termination of their services outside the press club, on Wednesday.

Talking to journalists they said the EDO Health terminated the service of 42 lady health workers without reason who were appointed in Chambar taluka in January last by District Nazim Rahila Gul Magsi.

They said that they received 2-1/2-month of training at their expense while training for another 15 days was yet to complete. They termed the termination ‘a great injustice.’

They appealed to Asif Ali Zardari to take notice of the matter and order their re-instatement as the move will tarnish the image of peoples’ government.

HESCO: The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company appointed six teams to check power theft and recover dues in Tando Allah Yar district, said Superintending Engineer Hesco Hyderabad, Muzaffar Hussain Abbasi on Wednesday. He advised the consumers to avoid disconnection by paying their dues and further informed that there were 64,000 consumers including domestic, industrial and agriculture in the district. He said recoverable amount against domestic consumers was Rs170 million and government organizations Rs92 million with 27 per cent line losses and 89 per cent recovery rate.