Hyderabad:Dr Fatima Shah played a pivotal role in securing equal rights, education, employment, and safe mobility opportunities for the visually impaired.
These views were expressed by the Assistant Director Social Welfare and In-charge Child Protection Officer Shiza Fatima, while addressing the concluding session of a three-day seminar as the chief guest.
The event, held at the Institute for Education, Training, and Protection of the Blind in Latifabad, marked the 24th death anniversary of Dr Fatima Shah, founder of the Pakistan Association of the Blind (PAB).
The ceremony was presided over by Hassan Nasir Jafri, Director of Administration at the Pakistan Pilot Education Institute.
Cremony was attended among others by A.D. Pirzada (General Secretary, HWAB), Muhammad Hussain (Secretary, PAB), Haji Muhammad Yaseen Arain, Muhammad Ali Rajput, Abdul Ghani Ansari, and Ms Shahnaz, alongside a large number of people from various walks of life.
She further remarked that the late Dr. Fatima Shah was a truly great figure who rendered invaluable services for the education, training, empowerment, and rehabilitation of the visually impaired; her life stands as a shining example of determination, compassion, selflessness, and service to humanity.
Addressing the gathering, Hassan Nasir Jafri said that by founding the Pakistan Association of the Blind, Dr Fatima Shah initiated a practical struggle in a field that had previously received little significant attention.
Their objective was to provide education and training opportunities to the visually impaired, enable them to become self-reliant and active members of society, and undertake effective measures for their rehabilitation.
On this occasion, the chief guest also presented awards to A.D Pirzada, Haji Muhammad Yaseen Arain, and Madam Shahnaz in recognition of their social services.