MULTAN, June 1: The local district government has announced that 873 vacant posts of teachers will soon be filled.

Chairing a meeting of the Education Department here on Saturday, Zila Nazim Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi said applications had been invited from the potential candidates.

He said June 20 might be fixed the final date for the submission of applications.

The Zila Nazim vowed the merit policy would strictly be observed while selecting candidates, but preference would be given to the qualified local candidates.

He directed the EDO (Education) to launch a massive publicity campaign about the recruitment so that every one could be informed about the closing date of applications. For this purpose, he suggested that hand bills and pamphlets should be distributed in each and every union council of the district.

The Nazim also directed all officials not to do correspondence directly with the provincial government. Instead, they should enroute each and every letter through the office of the district Nazim, he added.

DIRECTIONS: The Federal seed certification and registration department has directed cotton growers to procure seed only from the registered seed companies.

The department in a handout issued here on Saturday warned growers that uncertified seed would not only reduce the cotton production but it could also give birth to new diseases and pests in cotton crop.

A drive against uncertified seed varieties had been launched and a large quantity of spurious seeds like K-2000, N-999, N-98, FH-995, and FH-1000 had been confiscated from various parts of the cotton zone in the Punjab, the release concluded.