Off Track: Railway workers rally against ‘torture’
he protesters chanted slogans against the Railway authorities as well as the police.
MULTAN:
Scores of railway employees staged a protest demonstration against the railway head constable for allegedly torturing a worker during salary distribution on Saturday. The protestors, led by divisional president Prem Union, Vaasiq Khan, chairman Rauf Rashid, Zahid Hussain and labour union chairman Malik Bashir staged a protest outside the DS Railway office against Railway head constable Saifullah for torturing a worker during salary distribution. The protesters chanted slogans against the Railway authorities as well as the police for not registering a case. Later, DS Railway Abdul Razzaq Shah met the labour leaders and promised that strict action would be taken against the accused.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 25th, 2011.
Scores of railway employees staged a protest demonstration against the railway head constable for allegedly torturing a worker during salary distribution on Saturday. The protestors, led by divisional president Prem Union, Vaasiq Khan, chairman Rauf Rashid, Zahid Hussain and labour union chairman Malik Bashir staged a protest outside the DS Railway office against Railway head constable Saifullah for torturing a worker during salary distribution. The protesters chanted slogans against the Railway authorities as well as the police for not registering a case. Later, DS Railway Abdul Razzaq Shah met the labour leaders and promised that strict action would be taken against the accused.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 25th, 2011.