GUJRANWALA, July 12: The Pakistan Wapda Hydro-Electric central labour union has opposed Wapda’s privatisation and demanded that the government should drop the plan immediately.

Speaking at a meeting held here on Wednesday to protest against the government’s privatisation policy, union president Muhammad Iqbal Dar claimed Wapda was a profitable organisation and its sell-off was unjustified.

He said the contractors would increase the power supply, making the consumers who were already hard-pressed pay heavy electricity bills.

Other leaders — Sadiq Ali Awan, Ehsanullah Sandhu, Mian Ataur Rehman and Zafar Iqbal — demanded that the selection grade and move-over of the Wapda employees should be restored. They criticized the motorway police for registering a case against Shaheenabad SDO Tanvir Ahmad for removing faulty electricity meter from the motorway complaint office in Rawalpindi bypass intersection and demanded his dismissal.

They demanded that the DCO and the DPO should order an impartial inquiry into the matter.

Reporting desks: Three women reporting desks have been established in as many police stations under the Asian Development Bank safety reforms project to provide legal aid to oppressed women.

Educated lady police officers would be appointed at the desks.

This was stated by District Police Officer Mian Muhammad Asif while speaking at a briefing here on Wednesday.

He said the reporting desks would be established in Saddar Gujranwala, Model Town and People’s Colony police stations and would start functioning from July 17.

He expressed the hope that the desks would guide women for resolving their problems, besides providing them legal aid.

PEDDLERS: Police claimed on Wednesday to have seized a huge quantity of narcotics and arrested two drug peddlers, including a woman, in separate raids.