Published on, Aug. 21 -- August 21, 2025 11:10 PM

The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPD), Government of Sindh, strongly rejects the protest staged by a small group of visually impaired persons under the banner of Sindh Blind Action Committee outside Karachi Press Club.

Their demands for direct government employment without following the due process of law are unlawful, extra-legal, and cannot be entertained. They are also demanding jobs disproportionately by-passing persons with disabilities falling in different categories of PWDs. According to law and rules government employment is required to be provided through District Recruitment Committee (DRC) after these posts are advertised in Newspapers.

In a statem...