Karachi: Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh for Human Rights and Special Education Department Ms Rehana Laghari has on Tuesday inaugurated country’s first state-of-art government-run “Autism Centre” and “Braille Printing Press” at Special Education Complex, Karachi. A formal event in this connection was organized by the Special Education Department Sindh at Special Education Complex, Gulistan-e-Johar, Karachi to proclaim the milestone and achievements of Sindh Government. On this occasion Ms. Rehana Laghari also distributed Hearing Aids, donated by Human Rights Department, among hearing impaired children and certificates among employees of Special Education Department, who got training of operating Braille Printing Press. Speaking to the gathering Ms. Rehana Laghari commended that Sindh government, by establishing Autism Centre and installing Braille Printing Press, has become first to provide education and training to autistic children not only from province but across the country also ; the printing of books will also cheaply done . She referred that noise pollution was one of the biggest issue in our society, becoming causes of losing listening ability and no one among us cared about it at any level. She further told that civilized societies provide and take especial care of their special people by proving good and healthy education, training and making them able for bread-earning opportunities, example of one of those had been set today and this is the priority of Sindh government. She also announced that Special Education Department proposed and recommended a scheme to get the authentic figure of special children in province, affected with different disabilities. The event was attended by Secretary Special Education Department, Dr. Zulfiqar Shallwani, Secretary Human Rights Department, Dr. Tanveer Ahmed Qureshi, Director Education Complex, Jhamandas Rathi, Director Human Rights Department Aslam Khoso and a good number of Special Children and their parents. On this occasion Secretary Special Education announced that parents of autistic children can apply for admission for their children in Autism Centre now. Published in Daily Times, August 9th 2017.