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| Retired military officers dominate power companies |
| 2007-08-20 |
| Serving and retired military personnel dominate nine out of the 12 power distribution companies working under the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), according to official documents procured by Daily Times. According the documents, a total of 3,002 military people are working in the nine companies, three of which they head as well. The highest number of military people is in the Faisalabad Electricity Supply Company (FESCO) where 647 of them work, with a retired colonel and retired major in senior positions. The lowest ratio is in the Tribal Areas Electricity Supply Company (TESCO) where only three junior retired military men serve as security guards. A total of 496 retired military officers work at IESCO which is headed by a retired brigadier. As many as 493 work at the PESCO, two of them at senior posts. Five hundred and twenty-five work at HESCO, and one of them is at a senior post. MEPCO has two retired brigadiers working at the top posts and three retired officers at less senior ? important nonetheless ? posts. The rest of the 326 retired military men work at junior positions in the company. As many as 218 work at GEPCO, with a retired colonel and major serving at senior posts. In total, 114 retired military officers work at QESCO. A retired colonel with 28 years of experience in power companies and the military works at a senior position. The LESCO employs a total 176 retired military officers, two of them in senior positions. |
| Posted by:Fred |