Pakistan Association of the Blind (PAB) Monday sought four per cent reserved seats for special persons in the Parliament in the upcoming constitutional package, expected to be announced soon.
Addressing a press conference at the National Press Club here, General Secretary PAB Aamir Ashraf said that according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) records, 10 per [...]
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Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani launched the first three-day nationwide polio immunisation campaign of the year 2010 at the PM House here on Monday. The campaign will reach 31 million children under the age of five with anti-polio drops; 87,000 teams have been constituted for the purpose.
“There is highest level of commitment to the cause [...]
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Honouring a commitment made only a day ago, the rector of Bahria University, Vice Admiral (r) M. Haroon, here on Monday announced award of jobs and scholarships for three disabled persons.
The rector articulated his intention of offering employment opportunities and scholarships to persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Bahria University while addressing a Disability Equality Training [...]
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Thursday, February 11, 2010. Pakistan needs to enforce greater accountability in order to obtain better results from current efforts directed towards polio eradication, the director of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Dr. Bruce Aylward, communicated at a meeting of the Inter-Provincial Coordination Committee on Polio here on Wednesday.
The meeting, which was called to take stock [...]
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010. Disabled youth are facing hardships while using roads and pathways in the twin cities due to non-availability of specific facilities for them.
“The Ministry of Youth Affairs (MoYA) should ensure necessary facilities on roads and pathways through out the country so young people with disabilities can move in a safe and convenient [...]
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DPOs national meeting today Tuesday, February 09, 2010 Our correspondent Islamabad The agenda priorities for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) will be translated into an action plan in the second National Meeting of Disabled Persons Organizations (DPOs) today (Tuesday). The purpose of the plan of action is to form the basis for further engagement with policymakers, [...]
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Physical disability can be sidelined provided one has the will and determination. A brilliant example of this is the life and academic achievements of a deaf girl from Lahore who is doing PhD in special education from Johns Hopkins, a prestigious university in the USA.
In her message from USA, she said that she was thankful [...]
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