KP Provincial Assembly speaker vows to facilitate special people

Speaker of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Provincial Assembly, Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani has said that the government is very keen to facilitate persons with disabilities. He said that the Directorate of Sports KP has been organising special games since the last 27 years wherein athletes from all across Pakistan are taking part.
He said this while addressing the closing prize-distribution ceremony of 27th edition of the National Special Persons Games that concluded at Kunj Ground Abbottabad on Sunday. More than 500 athletes, both male and female, from all across Pakistan took part. Besides, Station Commander Abbottabad Brig Faisal, the former Director Sports Tariq Mehmood, officials, players and large number of spectators were also present.
Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani said that the government is leaving no stone unturned to facilitate the persons with disabilities. He lauded the efforts of the Directorate of Sports KP for regularly organising the special games and this time a team of athletes from Japan was also invited. He said Senior Minister Mohammad Atif Khan has fully focused on promoting sports, tourism and youth affairs and took very encouraging steps for the facilitation and promotion of special persons. He said Tariq Mehmood masterminded the games as Director Sports for 27-year along with Shafiq Ur Rehman.
He said giving cash prizes along with medals, certificates, and trophies would further encourage more special persons to be part of these games in future. "We are morally and religiously bound to care after the special persons," he said. He said Chief Minister KP Mahmood Khan also announced increasing of quota for special persons in government jobs from two percent to four percent and now efforts would be made to implement the same with zeal and spirit.
"The special people deserve special focus and the PTI government is taking practical steps to bring them to the mainstream of the society," Mushtaq Ghani added. He said since assuming power in the province in 2013, the PTI had been relentlessly working on the 'agenda of change', which focused on the introduction of a culture of good governance.
He said the government would particularly focus its attention on expanding the social safety net, especially for special persons, in line with the vision of Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan. He said now Sehat Insaf Card has been introduced to the special persons so that they could attain best healthcare facilities without facing any hardship.