Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Thursday launched Pakistan’s biggest aid initiative for disability, with the aim of strengthening thousands throughout the province through improved mobility and access to essential support equipment.
More than 300 people with disabilities participated in the launch ceremony in Lahore, where emotional scenes highlighted the impact of the program. In a gripping moment, the chief minister personally escorted a young man, Aqeel, who had lost his arm in an accident, to the stage.
Another moving occurrence saw a child named Sohail use a neuro-controlled prosthetic arm to move his hand for the first time, causing applause when he exchanged a high-five with the minister of chief.
In a speech at the event, Maryam Nawaz confirmed her government’s obligation to inclusive. “Persons with disabilities are the responsibility of the state, and it is our collective duty to ensure that they have access to all the necessary resources,” she said. “A physical limitation does not correspond to a lack of ability.”
She praised Punjab’s social welfare minister Sohail Shoukat Butt and his team and described their work as important to achieve her government’s social welfare target. “You have one of the most important ministries, one with the power to transform this vision into reality,” she said, Himmat card and Dhee Rani Programs.
The minister of the main also outlined his administration’s accessibility efforts and noted that all public facilities have been instructed to install wheelchair ramps. She urged people with disabilities to register on the government’s social welfare portal to supply the home of mobility aids and other aids.
“I want to reach out to any person waiting behind closed doors for the state to be shown,” she said. “Whether it is Himmat cardAt Minority cardAt DASTAK PROGRAMor Nigehbaan Ramzan PackageOur goal is to ensure that everyone receives their proper rights. “
Completed his address, Maryam Nawaz said, “I’m glad the power is now in the hands of those who really care. If leaders have sincere intentions, God gives the means to serve the people.”
Earlier, Minister Sohail SHOULD SHOULAT Butt Details of the RS1 billion program, which will distribute aids, including manual, electric and motorized wheelchairs; Treicycles; Tri-motorcycles; Walking AIDS; Mobile toilet chairs; Pediatric wheelchairs; And joystick-controlled chairs for free across Punjab. Hearing aids and artificial limbs are also supplied according to individual needs.
