KARACHI:Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh on Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Syed Qasim Naveed Qamar has said that Sindh is the first province of Pakistan that has been issuing driving license to hearing impaired persons which shows that Sindh Government has taken practical steps to bring betterment in the life of hearing impaired persons.
He said this as a chief guest while inaugurating Renewed Head Office of Pakistan Associated of the Deaf (PAD) at P.E.C.H.S Shahra – e- Faisal Karachi. On this occasion. Shamim Khalid Patron, Irfan Mumtaz Chairman, Asif Amin Farooqui and other office bearers of Pakistan Association of the Deaf (PAD) were also present.
Syed Qasim Naveed Qamar also visited various sections of PAD and appreciated the performance of the Association. He was informed that Pakistan Association of the Deaf (PAD) had been working for the welfare of the hearing community since 1987.
Syed Qasim Naveed Qamar said: “Hearing impaired persons are an essential part of the society, It is our duty to facilitate them and encourage them to work as normal citizens and issuing them driving license is a big change in their lives and a big achievement of Sindh Government as well’’.
He said that differently abled people is a beautiful creation of God and we must respect them and behave with them with great love and care and also enable them to become a useful part of the society.
He also said that on the directives of Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Sindh Government had taken many initiatives for the betterment of differently abled children/persons and we were ensuring to enable them to live independently through providing them vocational training and other skills.