Public, Private Sectors Must Take Care Of Special Children

Faizan Hashmi Published November 17, 2018 | 09:39 PM

Government and private sectors should equally take care of special children as they were a precious asset and could play an important role in economic progress of the country.

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Nov, 2018 ) :Government and private sectors should equally take care of special children as they were a precious asset and could play an important role in economic progress of the country.

These views were expressed by the President LABARD Pervez Malik, LCCI Senior Vice President Khawaja Shahzad Nasir and Vice President Fahim-ur-Rehman Saigal while speaking here at LABARD Mela 2018 at Ghulam Jillani Park on Saturday.

LABARD General Secretary Mohammad Saeed Khan, Shaista Pervez, Ahmer Malik, Mohammad Abbas Khan, Bao Bashir, people from different walks of life and over 5,000 special children were also present on the occasion.

Pervez Malik said that it was the duty of every citizen to play the role for betterment of society. He added that over 10 per cent population of all developing countries consists of disabled persons that need to be taken care of by the rest of the 90 per cent in the larger interest of whole society.

LCCI Senior Vice President Khawaja Shahzad Nasir suggested that the LABARD Mela should be arranged twice a year.

He said that the special persons possess God-gifted qualities, adding that collective efforts should be made for enhancing their skills so that they could become useful members of society.

LCCI Vice President Fahim-ur-Rehman Saigal paid rich tributes to organisers of the LABARd mela, saying, the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry would continue to extend cooperation to LABARD for the noble cause.

He said that there was a provision in the law that private sector and public sector would employ special persons by one and two per cent, respectively. The LCCI would motivate business community to show greater compliance to this law and may refer interested members to contact Job Placement Cell of LABARD in order to have suitable candidates.

The physically disabled thoroughly enjoyed the festival as many games and cultural activities were arranged for them. Many of them performed at the stage as well. Each handicapped was given a present containing some gifts and eateries.