Karachi, September 2, 2014: K-Electric has strongly condemned the firing incident in which a KE driver was shot and killed, and two of its workers were injured outside KE office in Baldia Town.
KE while giving details said that the firing incident took place in Sayeedabad area in Baldia Town where unidentified gunmen on a motorbike opened fire at KE’s Maintenance Vehicle standing outside KE’s grid station. As a result, the on-duty driver Shabbir was killed on the spot whereas ObaidUllah, the line-man and Fazal, the meter-reader were wounded. Later, the injured were shifted to a nearby hospital for further treatment.
KE has not only expressed its concerns but also demands the law enforcing agencies to arrest the miscreants on immediate basis. The power utility also appeals to the Sindh Government to provide security for their workers and their assets as well.