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Donnerstag, Juni 16, 2005
200506-14: Army takes over PTCL installations
By Zia Syed - All Pakistan Federation of United Trade Unions (APFUTU)
ISLAMABAD: Army and paramilitary troops along with police Saturday assumed control of the state-owned telephone facilities across the country, shortly after the date for sale of the Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Limited (PTCL) was announced.
"We have deployed regular troops, Rangers and police at 150 PTCL installations throughout the country," confirmed Director-General Inter Services Public Relations Major-General Shoukat Sultan.
He said the troops and police were deployed at the request of the Ministry of Communication through the Ministry of Defense. "The assistance is being provided in term of technical matters to run communication and to protect sensitive installations."
The move is in the backdrop of negotiations between the government and PTCL employees union held before June 5 and which failed to make headway. PTCL exchanges would now be operated by army technicians from Signals Corps.
"It’s done," said Gen Sultan when asked whether troops had taken over PTCL installations. "This is a transitory step to run the communications uninterrupted ...I have not heard of any resistance from any one against this move to protect telephone exchanges," he added.
Gen Sultan said the security forces would remain deployed as a long as the government requires. To a question, he said that technicians from Signals would replace the entire technical staff of the PTCL.
He said the takeover was mulled substantially earlier and troops were ordered to stay ready in the event the trouble gets worse and out of control.
Unions plan complete nationwide strike
On the other hand, the PTCL Workers Action Committee leader Ziauddin and Malik Maqbool rejected the package, saying they would not compromise their principled position as a bargain for the sale of government entity.
"We have decided to give a strike call to our employees and would hope the government would come to the negotiating table with a free mind," said Ziauddin while talking to The News by telephone.
He said it was the unanimous decision of the 26-member committee of the employee unions that the privatization should be rejected outright. Zia said, "The government’s time-buying tactics will not work any more and if the talks remain fruitless we are going to jam the entire system on the night of June 14."
The News learnt that some 10 employees, including three union leaders, have been arrested or missing with their mobile phones switched off.
In a brief remark, the Telecom Association of Pakistan hoped the deregulation process would continue unhindered with the army’s takeover of the installations.
ISLAMABAD: Army and paramilitary troops along with police Saturday assumed control of the state-owned telephone facilities across the country, shortly after the date for sale of the Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Limited (PTCL) was announced.
"We have deployed regular troops, Rangers and police at 150 PTCL installations throughout the country," confirmed Director-General Inter Services Public Relations Major-General Shoukat Sultan.
He said the troops and police were deployed at the request of the Ministry of Communication through the Ministry of Defense. "The assistance is being provided in term of technical matters to run communication and to protect sensitive installations."
The move is in the backdrop of negotiations between the government and PTCL employees union held before June 5 and which failed to make headway. PTCL exchanges would now be operated by army technicians from Signals Corps.
"It’s done," said Gen Sultan when asked whether troops had taken over PTCL installations. "This is a transitory step to run the communications uninterrupted ...I have not heard of any resistance from any one against this move to protect telephone exchanges," he added.
Gen Sultan said the security forces would remain deployed as a long as the government requires. To a question, he said that technicians from Signals would replace the entire technical staff of the PTCL.
He said the takeover was mulled substantially earlier and troops were ordered to stay ready in the event the trouble gets worse and out of control.
Unions plan complete nationwide strike
On the other hand, the PTCL Workers Action Committee leader Ziauddin and Malik Maqbool rejected the package, saying they would not compromise their principled position as a bargain for the sale of government entity.
"We have decided to give a strike call to our employees and would hope the government would come to the negotiating table with a free mind," said Ziauddin while talking to The News by telephone.
He said it was the unanimous decision of the 26-member committee of the employee unions that the privatization should be rejected outright. Zia said, "The government’s time-buying tactics will not work any more and if the talks remain fruitless we are going to jam the entire system on the night of June 14."
The News learnt that some 10 employees, including three union leaders, have been arrested or missing with their mobile phones switched off.
In a brief remark, the Telecom Association of Pakistan hoped the deregulation process would continue unhindered with the army’s takeover of the installations.
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