Federal Minister for Water & Power,
Government of Pakistan would recommend to the Prime Minister of Pakistan not to privatize National Public Utility
of Electricity, but let its efficiency and transparency be developed and strengthened for provision of Better Services to
the electricity consumers. The Government would also take effective
measures to strengthen its control to check mismanagement and malpractice and
ensure safe working conditions to the
workers and Engineers during the performance of their duties against miscreants
who commit theft of energy and
committing lawlessness. The employees should make success the campaign to check
the pilferage of electricity and recovery of the lawful dues of
electricity to make electricity companies financially viable. These assurances were given by Khawaja Muhammad Asif,
Federal Minister for Water & Power in a bilateral meeting held with
the representatives of All Pakistan WAPDA
Hydro Electric Workers Union (CBA) alongwith Engineers
Association on 29™ January, 2015 in the afternoon at Pak Secretariat, Islamabad.
He further directed to the Management of DISCOs to provide the Safety Equipment
in order to save the field workers against accidents and get paid Rs. 2.5 Millions as Ex-Gratia Grant to the
dependents of the deceased workers who met with fatal accidents during course
of their official duties and recruit their children. The meeting was also
participated by M/s. Umer Rasool, Additional Secretary (Power)/Managing
Director (PEPCO), Nasir Jameel Additional Secretary (Water) Ministry of Water & Power, Saeed Ahmad, GM (HR) PEPCO and
Muhammad Saleem, GM (R&CO) PEPCO while the union was represented by
Veteran Trade Union Leader Mr. Khurshid Ahmad General Secretary alongwith M/s.
Abdul Latif Nizamani, President, Haji Muhammad Ramzan Achakzai, Joint
President, Gohar Taj, Chairman, Javed Iqbal Baloch (Islamabad), Sarfraz Hundal
(Faisalabad), Wali-ur-Rehman Khan (Gujranwala), Ch. Ghulam Rasool (Multan), Mateen Zafar (Lahore), Osama Tariq, Dilawar Khan
(NTDC) other representatives including M/s. Dilawar Shah, President,
Amjad Hussain Nagra, Secretary and other representatives of Engineers Association. Earlier the union representatives
demanded that National Public Utility of Electricity should not be privatized instead of that administrative reforms
may be introduced to raise their efficiency and develop the transparent management and appointment of
independent Members of Board of Directors of Corporatized Companies in
accordance with the judgment of the Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan on the
principle of professional competence and
integrity and urged to Federal Minister to get provided the security be
provided to the field Workers and Engineers while performing their
duties against the miscreant and lawlessness elements as well as get implemented the accepted demands of the
workers including one month bonus as Honouraria to the employees of WAPDA/PEPCO and remaining
Corporatized Companies.
Osama Tariq
All Pakistan Wapda
Hydro Electric Workers
Union C.B.A
Bukhtiar Labour
Hall 28,Nisbet Road Lahore
Pakistan.
Phone # 37222192-37229419
Fax:- 0092-42-37239529
E-Mail:- pwf@brain.net.pk
Secretary
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