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  Representational image. PHOTO: REUTERS A rights-based organistion working for the persons living with disabilities (PWDs) has welcomed the manifestoes of the three national parties of the country for committing…

ISLAMABAD: A human rights organisation has welcomed the manifestoes of the three main political parties in which they made commitment to work for the welfare of persons with disabilities. In…

  https://www.dawn.com/news/1413572   WHILE at long last Pakistan’s tribal and transgender populations have been brought into the mainstream through legislative reform, one social group has still been left behind. This…

https://www.dawn.com/news/1413295/no-comprehensive-laws-for-welfare-of-disabled-people-in-pakistan-report ISLAMABAD: Though Pakistan has international obligations to ensure facilities for people with disabilities, there are no comprehensive laws for the welfare of people living with disabilities. Definitions of people…

https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/06/11/pakistan-should-pass-comprehensive-law-for-welfare-of-disabled-people-pmha-report/   ISLAMABAD: A Potohar Mental Health Association (PMHA) report that was launched on Saturday, titled Bringing Disability in the Constitutional Net stated that Pakistan has no comprehensive laws for the welfare of…

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1732394/1-parties-urged-include-specially-abled-manifestos/ ISLAMABAD:  Though they may make up a small percentage of the overall population, the participation of specially-abled people in different spheres of life will significantly increase if they are…

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1731776/1-political-participation-disabled-people-urged/   ISLAMABAD: A report on the rights of People with Disability (PWDs) has requested the government, political parties and concerned institutions to pass subsidiary legislation for the electoral rights of the…