JI to oppose privatization of PSM, PIA, PSO: Siraj
LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami head Siraj ul Haq said that his party would strongly resist plans by the government to privatize Pakistan Steels Mill (PSM), Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Pakistan State Oil (PSO). “We won’t let anyone sell these public entities,” he said while marking Labor Day in Lahore. He alleged that more than Rs30 trillion...
LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami head Siraj ul Haq said that his party would strongly resist plans by the government to privatize Pakistan Steels Mill (PSM), Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Pakistan State Oil (PSO).
“We won’t let anyone sell these public entities,” he said while marking Labor Day in Lahore.
He alleged that more than Rs30 trillion corruption was carried out in privatization while 7000, 000 workers lost their jobs.
He regretted that no legislation was done for the rights of laborers. “Any law which doesn’t have the representative of laborers is unacceptable,” he said.
The JI chief also deplored lack of action to stop child labor.
He said children were working in hotels instead of going to school. He said that children were forced to work at puncture shops due to poverty. – SAMAA
