SUKKUR, July 1: The people of Daharki town held a demonstration in front of the Mari Gas Field, Daharki, on Monday in protest against the termination of some of the workers of the company.

On this occasion, Jam Fateh Samejo and Sarwar Abbasi, both local labour leaders of Daharki town, threatened that if these workers were not reinstated, then protest rallies would be staged in Ghotki district.

Three workers of the company — Imdad Ali Bhayo, Aamir Bhayo and Qurban Ali Bughio — were terminated from service without any reason. So the workers became irritated and held a demonstration in front of the Mari Gas Field.

When some vehicles arrived there, the demonstrators lied down on the road. The Rangers arrested three people — Ghulam Ali, Imdad and Shamalo — and handed them over to the Daharki police. The workers have demanded that if the arrested persons are not released within 24 hours, then demonstrations would be held throughout the district against the Mari Gas Field.

When this correspondent contacted officials of the company, they said the terminated employees were not regular employees and disciplinary action had been taken against them, and added that the protest demonstration was unjustified.

BOY STRANGULATED: An eight-year-old boy, Amjad Lashari, was strangulated by unknown armed men in Kandhkot and his body thrown in the Begari Canal on Sunday.

Police sources said that the boy had been missing for 24 hours and his body was recovered from the Begari Canal on Monday morning.

They said that the kidnappers first strangulated him and then threw his body in the canal.

An FIR was registered against four people, including Niaz Brohi and Farman Brohi.

BOY DROWNS: A 10-year-old boy, Akhter Shaikh, drowned in the Rohri Canal, near Ranipur, on Monday.

His body had not been recovered till the filing of this report.

WOMAN KILLED: A 30-year old woman, Haleema Khoso, was gunned down in the Dost Mohammad Khoso village, near Thal, Jacobabad district, on Monday.

Her husband, Misri Khoso, lodged an FIR against three men — Afzal, Khawand Bux and Sardar Bux.

KIDNAPPED: A married woman, Zeenat, was kidnapped by three armed men from the Thul Railway Station, Jacobabad district, on Monday.

Police arrested Abdul Ghani, Nando Kandrani and another man on the charges of kidnapping.

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