‘Disabled are an important segment’

'Their active participation is necessary for country’s development'


APP November 05, 2017
Representational image of a disabled person in a wheel chair. PHOTO: REUTERS

LAHORE: Federal Commerce Minister Pervaiz Malik said on Saturday that bright future was the destiny of nations which took extra care of distressed segments of society by enabling them to play their part in economic building of the country.

Malik expressed pleasure that Lahore businessmen were fulfilling their social corporate responsibility by ensuring that all disabled children of the city were provided proper education and vocational training so that they could join the main stream economic activities.

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He said that Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (LCCI) that was extending every possible help to Lahore Businessmen Association for the rehabilitation of disabled persons as they were an important segment of the society and their active participation was necessary for country’s development.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 5th, 2017.

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