Tag: disabled persons

Special immunisation campaign begins in 10 towns of Karachi city

KARACHI: Despite unpredictable weather conditions in Karachi, the nine-day special vaccination campaign to protect children against polio began in 10 different towns on Monday. During...

SC tells Centre, provinces to implement laws for special persons

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday said the federal and provincial governments should implement laws pertaining to special persons and not compel it to...

Disabled persons job quota: SC expresses dismay over non-submission of reports...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday expressed annoyance over non-submission of required reports by all the four chief secretaries in a case pertaining...

British Council to invest Rs200 million in Pakistan

DICE prog to empower women, foster youth employment and support disabled persons ISLAMABAD: The British Council will invest Rs 200 million in Pakistan through the...

ECP arranges postal ballot papers to facilitate disabled persons

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to facilitate the disabled persons to use their right to franchise in the general elections has arranged...

Disabled persons protest against not getting 5% quota

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday granted further time to the provincial government to file a comprehensive reply on a petition seeking...

Sehat Sahulat Programme to cover all disabled persons of province: KP...

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Thursday announced enhancements in the “sehat insaf cards” scheme, including the release of an additional Rs900...

SHC seeks reply from chief secretary in job quota for disabled

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday sought a comprehensive reply from the chief secretary on a petition seeking implementation of five per...

SHC seeks authorities’ comments in disabled persons’ quota case

  KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday sought comments from the Sindh chief secretary, social welfare department secretary, health secretary and Karachi commissioner...

Minister wants govt, private sector to work to rehabilitate disabled persons

    Provincial Minister for Zakat & Usher Malik Nadeem Kamran has said that rehabilitation of disabled persons and making them useful citizens of the society...

LHC directs Punjab government to provide jobs to disabled persons

    The Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed Punjab government to evolve policy within one month for providing jobs to disabled persons who meet the...