Tag: Disabled

Matloob, Husnain crack tons in Pakistan’s win over England

Pakistan's disabled cricket team members, Major Husnain Alam and Matloob Qureshi cracked centuries to steer their country to an exciting 79-runs victory over England...

Pakistan too good for England in disabled cricket

Pakistan's Physical Disability side beat their England counterparts 2-0 in a Twenty20 series held at the Dubai Cricket Academy. Pakistan won the opening match...

Pakistan v England in first disabled series

Disabled cricketers from England and Pakistan play their first-ever series this month, with organisers hoping the matches can inspire a big future in world...

Fashion show held for the disabled

US Ambassador Munter’s wife, Dr Marilyn Wyatt, on Thursday recognised the outstanding efforts of ‘Special Talent Exchange Programme’ (STEP), ‘Pakistan Special’ and ‘Youth for...

Several initiatives for disabled people on cards: CM’s adviser

A teachers’ training programme would soon be started to secure the future of special children and groom them in a better way, said Sindh...

Society fails to accept disabled as equals

Another ‘International Day of Persons with Disabilities’ was observed on Saturday (December 3) across the country, but all the pledges and claims made by...

‘Free education for disabled at 3 institutes’

The Government National Special Education Complex, the Vocational Training for Disabled Persons and Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment for Disabled Persons will provide free-of-charge education...

State, society apathetic to plight of the disabled

Disabled people face a multitude of barriers that limit their access to education, employment, housing, transportation, health care, rehabilitation and recreation. And the disabled...

Disabled people’s rights… lawmakers definitely needed a booklet on that

The Network of Organisations Working for People with Disabilities, Pakistan (NOWPDP), an initiative of the Aga Khan Council for Pakistan, has released a booklet...

Three-day moot for disabled starts

A three-day international leadership conference for persons with disability was inaugurated here on Monday to address grievances of those people and draw a framework...

National Disabled Cricket C’ship begins

The third National Disabled Cricket Championship will restart from today. Earlier, the event was postponed due to monsoon rains. In the opening match, Lahore...

National disabled cricket begins

The third National Disabled Cricket Tournament got underway on Thursday at the LCCA ground and Lahore Gymkhana. Pakistan Cricket Board Director Operations Zakir Khan...

National Disabled Cricket C’ship starts today

The third National Disabled Cricket Championship will roll into action from today at two different venues of the city. The championship, which will be played...

LTC offers free transport facility for senior citizens, disabled

Advisor to Chief Minister and Lahore Transport Company (LTC) Chairman Khawaja Ahmed Hassan has said that citizens of more than 65 years of age...

Facility for disabled

Inclusive Society - Pakistan Chapter (IS-PC), a Karachi-based nonprofit and YAI Network, a large disability service provider in New York, signed a memorandum of...

MNA calls for mitigating pains of disabled

People with disabilities (PWDs) are the most deprived and neglected group of our society. The time has come to wipe away their tears by...

LABARD to provide technical training to disabled

LAHORE - The Lahore Businessmen Association for Rehabilitation of Disabled (LABARD) President MNA Mohammad Pervez Malik claimed that LABARD has chalked out a well thought-out three-pronged strategy to ensure technical training to maximum number of disabled persons. He was speaking at the LABARD certificates distribution ceremony at LABARD Vocational Training Institute, Shahdman, on Monday.
LCCI President Shahzad Ali Malik, Senior Vice President Sheikh Mohammad Arshad, LABARD