‘Special persons are a gift of God’

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THATTA: Syed Qasim Naveed Qamar, the Special Assistant to CM Sindh on Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities has said that special persons are a gift of God and strict action will be taken against those who treat them inhumanely and the individuals who are found involved in such heinous incidents do not deserve any concessions.

He said this while talking to media at the residence of Mohsin Safi Khatri, a mentally handicapped youth in Thatta on Saturday.

He was accompanied by PPP Tando Muhammad Khan General Secretary Khurram Karim Soomro, Muhammad Juman Kehar, Danish Rajput and other district officers.

It is to be noted that recently a video went viral on social media in which some obese youths were seen treating Mohsin Safi Khatri inhumanely.

Taking notice of this incident, Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh on DEPD Syed Qasim Naveed Qamar sought the details from district police officers about the incident and reached the house of the victim in Thatta today and got more details from his family members. He assured them that justice would be done to them and the accused involved in this heinous incident would be brought to justice.

Qasim Naveed further said that those involved in this incident would be punished so that no one would dare to commit such heinous act in future.

He said that the Sindh government was committed to protecting the rights of special persons and had enacted legislation in this regard.