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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 on the occasion as the chief guest, President Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (RCCI) Kashif Shabbir said it is our national duty to look after special children and help them become useful citizens.

Appreciating the administration of Hassan Academy, he asked philanthropists and the affluent class to come forward and share the burden by helping these children in different ways. “To encourage special children is a noble cause and it is imperative that people should come forward and take their care,” he added.

He also asked the government to announce incentives for special children, enabling them to stand on their own feet. He announced to allocate a sizeable amount for the Academy on an annual basis in order to assist these children.

In his welcome address, Principal of the Academy Dr Ahmed Hassan informed that a new building for his Academy is being constructed on a piece of land, which has already been arranged. He informed that at present, the Academy is being run in a rented building where more than 160 students are being imparted free education and accommodation, and said that a large number of people are helping us in carrying out this noble cause.

Later, prizes and certificates were distributed among the students, who had shown outstanding performance in the annual examination. Vice President RCCI Ali Raza, Mrs Ahmed Hassan and Maj (r) Saleem Anwar also distributed gifts among the children.r

Filed under: News from Pakistan on March 29th, 2010