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Summary The KESC workers were protesting for their demand at Fawara Chowk Karachi.
The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) workers staged a sit in at Fawara Chowk due to which worst traffic jam was witnessed at I I Chandrigar Road, MR Kayani Road, Sharah-e-Aiwan-e-sadr and other roads.Police blocked all the routs towards Governor House with containers and deployed heavy contingent of police around the Governor House.Protestors were of the view that in a meeting presided by Governor Sindh at Governor House held on July 26 last year, the government has decided to form a committee consisting of KESC and workers representatives which could not be formed yet and workers are being unemployed by using different tactics.Deputy Commissioner (south) gave the ultimatum of 15 minutes to call off the strike and later on ordered the police to charge the protestors.
