‘Give us our due share’: The deaf demand relief
Traffic was blocked on The Mall for several hours
LAHORE:
Scores of deaf and mute people from across the Punjab held a demonstration on The Mall to press their demands of the right to be issued driving licences; exemption from taxes; and five per cent quota in government jobs. Traffic was blocked on The Mall for several hours and police were called in to prevent any untoward incident.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 5th, 2015.
Scores of deaf and mute people from across the Punjab held a demonstration on The Mall to press their demands of the right to be issued driving licences; exemption from taxes; and five per cent quota in government jobs. Traffic was blocked on The Mall for several hours and police were called in to prevent any untoward incident.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 5th, 2015.