Special Assistant to CM Sindh on Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Syed Qasim Naveed Qamar while presiding over a meeting here in his office has asked all disabled people to obtain disability certificate contacting office of the provincial council for rehabilitation of people which is situated at Block 20 FB area, adjacent to Ibrahim Ali Bhai Girls School near Samanabad Police Station Ancholi Karachi. Director PCRDP and other officers also attended the meeting. The meeting was informed that the disabled people could submit their applications in their respective rehabilitation centres in all 27 districts across the province, adding that at these centres they would be provided medical board facilities in local hospital and would be issued disability certificate. While addressing the meeting Special Assistant to CM Sindh on Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Syed Qasim Naveed Qamar directed the officers to help the disabled people in registering complaints to abide the provision of facilities and rights of all disabled persons and ensure that their grievances must be addressed properly. Qasim also asked all private and commercial industrial departments to obey Ordinance of Sindh Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Act 2018 and follow 5 percent fixed quota in appointing disabled persons in their respective organisations for their welfare. He also warned them if they did not follow the rules and regulations, they would be fined accordingly because Sindh government was fully committed to provide rights to disabled persons. Published in Daily Times, February 4th 2019.