KP to set up school for autistic kids, says Hisham
Peshawar
May 4, 2021
PESHAWAR: Minister for Social Welfare Dr. Hisham Inamullah Khan on Monday visited the house of the child suffering from autism, a mental disorder, and assured his parents of the treatment of their ailing son whose video had viral on social media recently.
An official handout said the minister met the child’s parents and announced that the kid, Ali Abbas, would be treated and the government would foot the charges of his treatment. He also promised to give job to the father of the sick child.
Dr. Hisham Inamullah, while reassuring the parents of the child, said that the KP government would take all possible steps for the treatment of their son. He said that Chief Minister Mahmood Khan himself wanted to meet the child and gave special instructions to leave no stone unturned in the treatment of the child.
A community on the far fringes of immunisation
Khwaja siras, owing to deplorable living conditions, are among those most susceptible to Covid-19
Photo credit: Zahoor Ahmed
PESHAWAR:
58-year old Nagina, whose weather beaten skin speaks of a tempestuous life, is a motherfigure to some 50 khwaja siras living under her guardianship in the city of Kohat. The elderly transgender woman, respectfully addressed as guru by her chailas, is the cornerstone of Kohat’s hijra community, which she has been fostering for the last decade.
“Nagina runs the show here,” exclaimed one of her daughters. “She arranges for our hair, our makeup, our dresses, our performances, and our security. We go to her for advice and count on her to have a solution to our problems,” she added. However, for the last one year, the frown lines on Nagina’s forehead appear to have deepened into permanence. The threat of Covid-19, which seems to be compounding with every passing day, has brought endless worrie
National
April 11, 2021
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to launch a poverty alleviation programme in the erstwhile Fata to benefit 10,000 poor and deserving families.
This was disclosed by provincial minister for Social Welfare Dr Hisham Inamullah Khan at a press conference.
He said the “Insaf Rizq-i-Halal” programme would aim to enable the tribespeople affected by militancy to stand on their feet. He said a comprehensive programme has been prepared after he tasked by KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan and it would cost Rs1.27 billion.
Dr Hisham Inamullah, who was elected from Lakki Marwat which is close to some of the newly merged tribal districts, said in total about 30,000 tribespeople would receive some kind of support under the programme.
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National
February 21, 2021
MANSEHRA: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Social Welfare Dr Hisham Inamullah has said that the government is working on a strategy for the economic empowerment of women and children with disabilities across the province.
“In the past, none of the governments collected such accurate data on women and children with disabilities but our government is following a strategy in this regard,” he told a gathering organised by the Helping Hand Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences here on Saturday.
Educationists, dignitaries and students from across Hazara attended the event.
Dr Hisham said the first sociological institution for the children with disabilities would be inaugurated within three months where mentally challenged children from across the province could be enrolled.