Annual Report

LARAD MELA
Federal Commerce Minister Pervez Malik, LCCI President Malik Tahir
Javaid, Vice President Zeshan Khalil, Shaista Pervez Malik , Ahmer Malik,
Saeed Khan, Bao Bashir, Shahid Nazir and high government officials are
present on Labard Mela 2017 at Ghulam Jilani Park (Race Course).
Federal Commerce Minister Pervez Malik and the LCCI President Malik Tahir
Javaid jointly inaugurated the LABARD Mela -2017 at Ghulam Jilani (Race
Course) Park. The LCCI Vice President Zeshan Khalil, Shaista Pervez Malik,
Ahmer Malik, Saeed Khan, Bao Bashir, Shahid Nazir and high government
officials spoke on the occasion.
As many as more than 5000 special children belonging to various institutions took
part in different activities at the LABARD Mela. The basic aim of holding this
Mela is to give encouragement to the disabled persons and make them useful
citizens of the society so that they could be able to play a positive role in their future
life.
Federal Commerce Minister Pervez Malik, who is also president of LABARD, said
that bright future is the destiny of nations that look after the distressed segments of
the society enabling them to play their part in economic building of the country. He
expressed pleasure that Lahore businessmen are fulfilling their social corporate
responsibility by ensuring that all disabled children of the city are provided proper
education and vocational training so that they could join the main stream economic
activities.
While appreciating the LCCI role in making the event a big success, Federal
Minister said that the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry is also extending
every help to the Lahore Businessmen Association for the Rehabilitation of
disabled persons as they are an important segment of the society and their active
participation is necessary for country’s development. Both the speakers said that
there is a need to launch specific programs for
training and education of disabled persons.
The LCCI President Malik Tahir Javaid said that it is duty of every citizen to play
his role for the betterment of the society. They said that over 10 per cent population
of all the developing countries consist of disabled persons that needs to be taken
care of by the rest of the 90 per cent
in the larger interests of the whole
society. He said that everyone
should cooperate with
organizations like LABARD as
around 200,000 physically
challenged people are waiting for
help in the suburbs of Lahore.
Malik Tahir Javed suggested that
the frequency of the LABARD
Mela should be increases and
should be arranged twice a year. He
said that the special persons possess
God gifted qualities but we all
should make collective efforts for
enhancing their skills so that they
could become useful members of
the society.
The LCCI President paid rich
tributes to the organizers of the
LABARd mela and said that the
Lahore Chamber of Commerce and
Industry would continue to extend
cooperation the LABARD for this
noble cause.
Malik Tahir Javed said that there
was a provision in law that private
sector and public sector will
employ special persons by 1% and
2% respectively. LCCI will
motivate its member companies to
show greater compliance to this law
and may refer interested members
to contact Job Placement Cell of
LABARD in order to have suitable
candidates.
The physically disabled thoroughly
enjoyed the festival as many games
and cultural activities were
arranged for them. Many of them
performed at the stage as well. Each
handicapped was given a present
containing some gifts and eateries.
The Lahore Businessmen
Association for the Rehabilitation
of Disabled (LABARD) Mela for
the special children has become an
annual cultural event of the City as
is being participated by a large
number of disabled persons who
enjoy all the entertainments like
other healthy members of the
society.
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