KARACHI: Pakistan Steel Mills’ sacked workers ended their sit-in in front of CEO Steel Mill residence on the request of Sindh Minister for Information and Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah who visited them for solidarity on Sunday. The provincial minister also attended the funeral prayers of steel mill worker Sher Muhammad who died last night at sit-in.
Talking to protesting workers and media persons, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah requested the protesting workers to end their sit-in and vowed to extend legal, constitutional and moral assistance to workers movement. He advised sit-in participants not to rely on insensitive PTI rulers, adding that their sit-in had no effect on the U-turn champions.
He recalled that before coming to government, the PTI had made commitment with steel mill workers for running the mill and promised not to sack any worker, but after coming into power, it had taken usual u-turn on its stance on steel mill issue also.