KARACHI: Begum Sharmeen Murad Ali Shah, wife of Chief Minister Sindh has said that it is a great deal to live a life and perform the daily chores while being physically disable.
People who are making the world beautiful for those who are disabled are even doing more good. We have to do more than we can for such people.
She expressed her support for the handicapped and disable people in an awareness session on the International Day of people with Disabilities organized by the Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (IPMandR) at Arag Auditorium, Dow University of Health Sciences.
Vice Chancellor, Dow University of Health Sciences Prof Dr Saeed Quraishy, Director of IPMandR Dr Nabila Soomro, Additional Director, Dr Syed Imran Ahmed and parents of children with different disabilities talked in the session which was attended by the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Dow University Prof Khawar Saeed Jamali, Registrar DUHS Prof Dr Aman ullah Abbasi, Principal Dow Medical College Prof Dr Kartar Dawani and a huge crowd of students.
Prof Saeed Quraishy said that it is an International observance started in 2008 to promote an understanding of disability issues. We started celebrating this day in 2011 aiming to promote the rights and the well-being of the people with disability.
The Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of Dow University of Health Sciences cater to the needs of some 25, 000 people with disabilities all over Pakistan. However, the Government should establish more institutions like this for multidisciplinary rehabilitation services.
He further added that this is the core responsibility of the government along with the civil society to prevent the rights of the disabled persons in social, political, cultural and economic aspects of life. He expressed disappointment while highlighting the problems faced by such people. Even the buildings are not constructed properly by law which makes it difficult for the crippled people to walk through.