Protest LHWs angered by attack on colleagues

Lady health workers of Matli tehsil held a protest on Sunday to condemn violence against their colleagues.

MATLI: Lady health workers (LHWs) of Matli tehsil held a protest on Sunday to condemn the actions of Ghotki DPO Pir Muhammad Shah during their sit-in at the Sindh-Punjab border. The LHWs were baton-charged and tear-gassed when they refused to clear the National Highway until their demands were accepted.

On Sunday, the Matli LHWs threw old shoes and bangles on an effigy of the DPO before setting it on fire.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 28^th, 2011.