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  • Apr 29th, 2017
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Speakers at a seminar on Friday called for expediting efforts for the handholding of special children who demand extra care on the part of individual and society. The event was arranged by Tanzeem Al Lisan in which tens of hundreds of especial children and their parents participated at the Iqbal Auditorium, University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF). The students also exhibited their skills and presented the national songs, tableaus and skits before the large gathering.

Addressing on the occasion, Deputy Commissioner Salman Ghani said that district government was taking all possible measures to provide the modern facility and handholding of the special people. He said that the special people were having the unique talent that needs to be explored and to make them active member of the society. He urged the society to come forward for the rehabilitation and welfare of the special children as it was a joint responsibility of the community to share the burden with parents of special children. He said that we have to mobilise the people to address the problem of the special people for removing their deprivation.

He lauded the efforts and performance of the Tanzeem Al Lisan for the education and training of the special children and said that this NGO was rendering valuable services for the care of special children. He assured all out co-operation for expanding the welfare services to impart the special children with different skills with modern techniques.

UAF Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan said that in our country ten percent of the children are special in some form. He said that it is our moral obligations to provide them conducive environment for sharpening their God-given abilities and making them productive members of the society. He said that the university was making all-out efforts to provide the stat-of-the-arts facilities to the special people. He said everyone has to play their effective role in redressing the woes of the deprived people of the society. The Vice Chancellor appreciated the welfare services of the Tanzeem Al Lisan and said that very tough and significant role was being played by this NGO for the rehabilitation of the special children. He also lauded the capabilities and qualities of the special students who presented skits and tableaus in a skilful manner.

He assured his co-operation for the advanced education of the special students. Earlier, President Tanzeem Al Lisan Dr Iftikhar Ahmad presented welcome address and highlighted the services being rendered for the special students from play group to post graduation level. He thanked the Deputy Commissioner, Vice Chancellor and other guests for sparing time to participate in the annual event of the special students for their encouragement.

Vice Chancellor BARANI University Rawalpindi Dr Rai Niaz Ahmad, Director Social Welfare Rana Muhammad Shahid, Deputy Director Social Welfare Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf, industrialists Iqbal Sajid, Seth Iftikhar Ahmad and others were also present on the occasion.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2017


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