Three, including two female activists, pass away in Pasni road accident

PASNI: Two social activists and their driver died in a road car accident near Pasni in Baluchistan on 13 December, while two trade union leaders received serious injuries.

Najma Khanum, Rehana, Abdul Salam from Labour Education Foundation (LEF) Karachi and Rafiq Baluch central president of National Trade Union Federation were returning after a meeting of home based women workers when their car turned ups side down.

The car driver  tried to safe some cows who suddenly came in front of them on the main road. Najma and Rehana died on the spot while the car driver died later in the hospital.  They were on a visit to organise home based women workers in a union.

Najma and Rehana were also active members of Labour Party Pakistan. Najma Khanum was one of the delegate that participated Peoples SAARC in Sri Lanka in 2008. They both were working for LEF as social mobalisers.

The injured Rafiq Baluch is a prominent trade union leader of Baluchistan and is central president of NTUF while Abdul Salam is also a known trade union leader and a former secretary LPP Karachi.

Funeral of women activists will take place in Karachi on Monday 14 December.