Officials of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) extinguish a burning car torched by sacked employees of KESC inside their parking lot during a protest in Karachi. -AFP Photo

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Chief Altaf Hussain has called for immediate reinstatement of all the sacked employees of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC).

Altaf Hussain has said that the administration must restore all the employees to their position, said a statement issued by MQM here Thursday.

Altaf Hussain also appealed to the retrenched employees to stay calm.

The MQM Rabita Committee has also flayed KESC for terminating the services of more than four thousand of its employees.

The Rabita Committee called upon the KESC to improve its efficiency and services.

The members of the MQM body urged the government to take serious notice of the termination of KESC employees and ensure that all employees are reinstated.

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