SHC moved against PSM privatization

Bureau Report

KARACHI: A petition has been filed in the Sindh High Court (SHC) against privitazation of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) and sacking of its employees on Monday.
The plaintiff, Asim Bhatti, president Pakistan Steel Mills Labour Union has made the federal government and ministry of Production respondent in his plea.
Due to wrong policies of past government Steel Mills went into deficit, employees are not responsible for the loss, the petition read. The incumbent government has also did nothing for the revival of the PSM and now it has decided to lay off its employees by privatizing it.
The plaintiff has urged the SHC to pass judgement to refrain federal government from privatizing the PSM and sacking its employees for their jobs.