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Abia Akram (Urdu: ابیہ اکرم; born c. 1985) [1] is a Pakistani disability rights activist. She is the founder of the National Forum of Women with Disabilities in Pakistan, and a leading figure within the disability rights movement in the country as well as in Asia and the Pacific. She was named as one of the BBC's 100 Women in 2021. [2]
People with disabilities in Pakistan are seen differently than in most Western countries due to cultural and religious beliefs. The lack of accurate epidemiological evidence on disabilities, insufficient resources, weak health care facilities and worker shortages are major obstacles to meeting the needs of disabled Pakistanis.
On 18 March 2013, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced a policy for persons with disabilities (PWD) to raise awareness about the integration of persons with disabilities into society and work towards preventing certain avoidable disabilities through early diagnosis and medical treatment, [178] [179] after which the KPK government led by PTI ...
Community portal; Recent changes; Upload file; ... Disability in Pakistan. ... Pakistani disability rights activists (4 P) Parasports in Pakistan ...
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (Urdu: ماموریہ برائے انسانی حقوق پاکستان) (HRCP) is an independent, democratic non-profit organisation. Founded in 1987, it is one of the oldest human rights organisations in the country. HRCP is committed to monitoring, protecting and promoting human rights in Pakistan.
Pakistani disabled sportspeople (1 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Pakistani people with disabilities" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Tanzila Khan is a Pakistani entrepreneur, disability rights activist, author and founder of Girlythings PK, a platform and website that delivers sanitary napkins to women in Pakistan. Khan focuses on raising awareness of and access to diversity and inclusion in all sectors, reproductive health and education especially for those with disabilities.