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‘Voices of persons living with various disabilities should be integrated in the bill to make the legislation more inclusive and comprehensive’ Saturday, 30 March 2019 The government has presented a…

  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…