DADU: Hesco workers boycott work

Published October 26, 2007

DADU, Oct 25: Hesco employees boycotted office work here on Thursday to protest against an attack on a line superintendent, Nazeer Soomro, of Hesco Dadu.

The employees alleged that a criminal attacked line superintendent Nazeer Soomro when he was working in his office. They warned that if the accused was not arrested, they would launch a protest drive in district.

NOTICES: Three employees of the education department on Thursday complained to the director provincial ombudsman that they were not getting salaries for months. The ombudsman had called the EDO and the ADEO Johi to appear in his office and submit a reply in this regard.

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