CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif Starts Providing Disability Aids & Enrolment Drive for Out of School Special Children

Lahore,  :Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif announced to establish 300 Special Education School as Centre of Excellence across Punjab. She attended the special education ceremony for the provision of hearing aid and lunching of enrolment campaign. The CM left her seat and sat among the special children. She held a special child in her lap. She visited a stall being established with the cooperation of UNICEF and GPE for the hearing aid.. She monitored  a medical test of the children deprived of  their hearing ability. She also inspected the handicrafts and paintings of the special children. The students of Special Education Sargodha presented CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif a painting and a sketch. She expressed her affection with the children for making a painting and a sketch. She formally launched enrolment campaign of out of school special children. The Chief Minister gave hearing aid instruments to Mehwish Mumtaz, Muhammad Hammad, Ghulam Farid, Farman Ali and Ume Emain. The Special Children recited Holy Quran and Naat-e-Rasool SAW and  female children deprived of eye- sight presented national anthem and a national song. UNICEF representative Abdullah  Fadil and Secretary Special Education also addressed the ceremony. CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif asked the special  children to sit on the stage before her speech. She instead of standing before a traditional dais  addressed the ceremony by sitting among the children. Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif while addressing the ceremony of Special Education said, “They are my dear children, all are my heroes. I expresse my gratitude to UNISEF, GPE and Special Education on giving hearing aids and also commend them. I am heartily pleased to meet the special children. I have labelled special children as heroes because doing something by being possessed with everything is easier but these heroes do wonders despite facing difficulties. They cannot climb stairs but come to school, cannot hear but still come to school and they are the real heroes. I witnessed painting and art of the special children, I got surprised and felt overjoyed. I also commend the teachers of the special children. We will establish 300 special education schools as Centre of Excellence. We are establishing Centers of Excellence for the special children in every district as international quality facilities will be provided in them. We will do whatever we can to bring the special children into the mainstream. We have granted funds and will set up a special institution for autism. Today we are handing over hearing aid instruments. Whosoever  wants a wheel chair then he should write to me and it will be granted immediately. I am going to launch provision of wheel chair project soon. If the children are provided hearing aid and eye glasses then they can come to public school from a  special school. I am highly indebted on being given immense love from these children. The intention to provide service to the special children after meeting them has increased from 100 percent to 1000 percent. A special child was asking from me about Nawaz Sharif in his sign language. I will convey his message to Nawaz Sharif. May Allah Almighty bestow upon us the will to fulfil essential needs of these special children. May Allah Almighty grant me courage to fulfil dreams of these special children.”
CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s speech was also presented in a sign language.
Senator Pervez Rashid, Senior Provincial Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Minister for Information Azma Zahid Bokhari, Minister for School Education Rana Sikandar Hayat, Minister for Local Government Zeeshan Rafique, Special Assistant Zeeshan Malik, Assembly Members, Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman, Principal Secretary to CM Sajid Zafar Daal, Secretaries and others participated in the ceremony.