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LAHORE - The All Deaf Group demanded a one percent quota from the two percent quota for the disabled in the government jobs. They complained that whenever an advertisement for a government job appeared in newspapers, it signified that the disabled people had the quota, and on that quota, when a deaf or dumb person applied for the job, he was rejected and discriminated against in the interview.
They termed this treatment as 'cruel, humiliating and highly unjust'. They said that

LAHORE - The Punjab government will make laws to ensure use of 100 percent iodised salt in the province, Punjab Health Parliamentary Secretary Saeed Elahi said on Monday.
He was addressing a media dissemination workshop at a local hotel. Saeed said that use of iodised salt prevents children and adults from various diseases and mental and physical complications.
The parliamentary secretary said that the Punjab government with collaboration of the Micronutrient Initiative and

FAISALABAD - The Punjab government has decided to take strict action against the young doctors who have intensified their strike and have threatened to boycott even emergency wards till the acceptance of their demands.
The Young Doctors Association (YDA) continued their strike at Allied Hospital and DHQ Hospital Faisalabad for the third consecutive week to press their demand for pay rise. However, as a matter of good gesture, the young doctors on strike who are staying outside

MULTAN - Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Sunday the government would not allow anyone to interfere in the government's affairs because the government had not interfered in the jurisdiction of any other institution, adding that those who were talking about a change of the government should not seek a five-year performance after just a three-year period.
Addressing a public gathering at the Jalalpur Pirwala Stadium after inaugurating a 132KV grid station, which would

LAHORE - Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain told reporters on Sunday that his recent meeting with President Asif Zardari was for national interests and every government with the people's mandate should be given right to rule the country.
Accompanied by PML-Q Punjab President Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, Shujaat was visiting Federal Minister Samina Khalid Ghurki to offer condolences on the death of her husband. He said that the army and judiciary

QUETTA - The spokesman of the Balochistan government criticised the political parties of all-parties conference (APC) for their undemocratic attitude towards Balochistan issues. In an official statement, the spokesman said that some political parties had no vote bank and yet their electoral constituency were criticising the elected provincial government, asking it to step down.

KARACHI - Students from class I to IV in the City District Government Karachi (CDGK) schools will be taught about road safety, emergency, disaster and rescue issues in their curriculum. A sub-committee has also been formed by the CDGK's Transport and Communication Department (TCD) while the CDGK will be supported by the NED University faculty and the Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Traffic.
According to the minutes of a recently held meeting, the TCD executive district officer

LAHORE - Federal Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan has said that the federal government would not withdraw its executive powers conferred under the constitution to anyone.
Addressing PPP workers at the residence of Azizur Rehman Chan on Saturday, he said executive powers granted under the constitution could not be transferred to anyone else in accordance with the provisions of the constitution and those denying this were liable to the violation of the

ISLAMABAD - Central Directorate of National Savings Director Schemes Afzal Tahir told the Senate Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights on Saturday that the directorate had offered the government to fund major development projects, such as the construction of Munda Dam and Bhasha Dam. "Several meetings had been held on the subject and the government has shown a positive response to our offer," he added. The Senate Standing Committee on Law approved the Code of Criminal

PESHWAR - The government should find a political solution to the problem of militancy which has ruined the country instead of complying with the US' wish of 'do more,' central leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Iqbal Zafar Jaghra Saturday said.
He was speakint at a press conference at the Peshawar Press Club.
He said militants were not only killing innocents but were also affecting the business and education.
He maintained the PML (N) Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif was the

KARACHI - The federal government is considering new statistical laws to establish Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) and, hence, at restructuring the country's entire national statistical system (NSS). This was stated by the Government of Pakistan Secretary Statistics Division Asif Bajwa, while inaugurating a one-day seminar on "Contributions and Achievements of Official Statistics" here at SBP Learning Resource Centre on Saturday. The federal secretary said that PBS would be

ISLAMABAD - After consulting the government, Establishment Secretary Abdul Rauf Chaudhry on Friday informed the Supreme Court that FIA Director General Waseem Ahmed could not be immediately removed from office as he was dealing with matters pertaining to national security.
A five-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Raja Fayyaz Ahmed, Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and Justice Ghulam Rabbani, was hearing a suo motu case against

ISLAMABAD - Taking notice of statements that the Punjab government was functioning under a stay order granted by the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Friday said that anyone intending to make such statements must first gather information from the Supreme Court registrar, "instead of maintaining a version which is not supported by the apex court's record."
The CJP said this while heading a five-member bench conducting hearing on a case

SIALKOT - Punjab Food Minister Abdul Ghafur said the provincial government was striving to ensure the transparent examination system across the province under the supervision of Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. He said this while talking to the journalists after visiting a matriculation examination center in Daska.
Members provincial assembly (MPAs) Yahiya Gul Nawaz Ghuman, Rana Arif Iqbal Harnah and Jamil Ashraf Baryar, Gujranwala Division Board of Intermediate and

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Thursday declared the appointment of Justice (r) Deedar Hussain Shah as the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman illegal and ultra vires and directed him to relinquish his charge with immediate effect. Meanwhile, the government has sought legal consultation from the Law Ministry for reappointing Justice (r) Shah. A well-placed source informed Pakistan Today that in view of the apex court's verdict, the government is mulling on a proposal to

PESHAWAR - The Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) development outlay marked almost a double increase over the previous years as during current financial year Rs. 15 billion is being incurred on development activities in FATA as compared to Rs. 7.6 billion earmarked during year 2006-07. This was stated during a presentation to the participants of 12th National Security Workshop of National Defense University Islamabad at the Governor's House here on Thursday. Governor Khyber

FAISALABAD - The city government, following Tuesday's car bombing, has decided to reorganise the security arrangements to have a round-the-clock monitoring of government buildings, sensitive installations and offices.
Divisional Commissioner Syed Tahir Husain said this while addressing a meeting of senior police and civil officers to discuss the security situation in the city.
He added that keeping in view the recent tragedy, a fool proof new patrolling plan was being put in