KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday threw out a petition filed by the Pakistan Steel Labour Union (PASLU) against the retrenchment of the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) employees earlier this month. The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on June 3 had approved the termination of 9,600 remaining PSM employees, contending that the mills have not been functional since 2015 and the employees have not been doing any work. Subsequently, on June 15, a petition was filed with the SHC against the sacking of PSM employees which submitted that the sacked staffers were not responsible for mills’ tragic fate. Attorney General Khalid Javed Khan maintained that, legally, the SHC could not take up the petition as the matter is pending with the Supreme Court. Endorsing Khan’s argument, the high court observed that it cannot hear the petition until the apex court announces its verdict on the matter.

Source: Pakistan Today June 23, 2020 12:00 UTC