To promote positive role of sports in rehabilitation of people with physical disabilities, Sarmad Tariq, a quadriplegic (paralysed shoulder down), led an enthusiastic group of regular cyclists in the first-ever hand cycling event organised in Islamabad on Sunday.
A source of inspiration not only for disabled but also for the normal people who fail to utilise [...]
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Hearing impaired and physically disabled children enthralled the audience at the Annual Parents Day here by presenting different programmes, especially their performance on national songs and folk dances.
Parents of these children, teachers and people belonging to various walks of life attended the programme, organised by Hassan Academy of Special Children at a local marriage hall.
Speaking [...]
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Special efforts and measures are being adopted by the Ministry of Social Welfare and Special Education to expedite implementation of the National Plan of Action of Persons With Disabilities, said Minister of Social Welfare and Special Education Samina Ghurki.
She stated this while addressing the concluding ceremony of a National Consultation on Barriers to Inclusive Development. [...]
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The British Council and Special Talent Exchange Programme (Step) signed an agreement to collaborate for inclusive youth development in Pakistan under the British Council’s programme ‘Active Citizens’.
The collaboration aims to facilitate the inclusion of young people with disabilities into mainstream social action and community development through the ‘Active Citizens’ programme.
The programme aims to build trust [...]
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In what was an impressive show of unity and activism, a large number of disabled persons from all across the country gathered at Parade Lane, chanted slogans and staged a sit-in to demand their representation in the National Assembly, Senate and provincial assemblies.
With blue ribbon tied on their heads to remind government of their international [...]
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