Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan has said that special people are an important part of the society and brave people like them are a source of pride for others. This was stated by him while taking to a delegation of Blind Professional Association of Punjab which called on him at Governor House Lahore on Tuesday. The delegation apprised the Governor Punjab about the various problems faced by them. Sardar Saleem Haider Khan said that it was the duty of both the government and the society to create facilities for the differently abled persons. He lauded the services of Blind Professional Association of Punjab for visually impaired persons and added that it was playing a vital role in solving the problems of blind people.

The delegation presented the demands to the Governor Punjab to increase the conveyance allowance of government visually impaired government employees, to allocate quota in 'Apna Ghar Apni Chat' Scheme and to set the retirement age at 65 years for blind government employees. The Governor Punjab assured to convey the demands of the delegation to the concerned quarters. The delegation comprised Safia Ishaq Chairperson Blind Welfare Association, Patron in Chief Blind Professional Association, Professor Iftikhar Ahmed Bukhari, President Blind Professional Association Muhammad Muzaffar, Special Education Department teachers Jaber Hussain, Ahmed Karim, Muhammad Mudassar and others.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan