UK trust's wheelchairs bring mobility to 25 special children

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Twenty-five wheelchairs distributed among special children at Tanzeem-ul-Lissan’s central campus in Dhobi Ghat
The wheelchairs were donated by Qari Anees-ur-Rehman, chairman of the Iqra Education Trust UK
The organisation has so far distributed more than 200 wheelchairs and a similar number of hearing aids
More than 9,000 hearing-impaired youth trained by it hold jobs in government and private institutions

FAISALABAD: Twenty-five special children received wheelchairs at a ceremony at Tanzeem-ul-Lissan’s central campus in Dhobi Ghat on Thursday. The wheelchairs were a gift from a UK-based education trust.

Faisalabad Development Authority Director General Muhammad Asif Chaudhry distributed the wheelchairs among the children at the ceremony.

The wheelchairs were donated by Qari Anees-ur-Rehman, chairman of the Iqra Education Trust UK.

Divisional Officer Special Education Aansa Randhawa, Principal Home Economics College Dr Shehla Qasim and President Tanzeem-ul-Lissan Dr Iftikhar Ahmad were among those present.

Prof Dr Muhammad Qasim, Chaudhry Sarfraz Ahmad, Subhan Ali and Tariq Nazir also attended the ceremony. Principal Kulsoom Iftikhar, Vice Principals Shaista Irshad and Saba Saud, faculty members and parents were also present.

The DG FDA praised welfare organisations for continuing their work despite economic challenges. He said the provision of education, health and training to special persons was a collective responsibility.

Dr Iftikhar Ahmad said the organisation had so far distributed more than 200 wheelchairs. A similar number of hearing aids had been provided to the hearing-impaired.

According to Dr Iftikhar Ahmad, more than 9,000 hearing-impaired young people trained by the organisation over two decades now held jobs in government and private institutions.

Dr Iftikhar Ahmad added that speech therapy and autism diploma programmes were also running at the institution.

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