
State Minister Faisal Kareem Kundi speaking at the inaugural session of the conference organized by CBID
State Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Faisal Karim Kundi
has said that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) would propose reserved
seats in the National Assembly and Senate for Persons With Disabilities
(PWDs). Speaking during the National Conference 2023 organized by
Community Based Inclusive Development Network (CBIDN) Pakistan under
the theme Paradigm of Development, Economy and Equity, Unsolved
Dilemma of Inclusion and Social Mainstreaming. He said the PPP had always
provided rights to special people and minorities. Faisal Kundi mentioned that
Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal had also distributed 50,000 wheelchairs for the terror
victims. “Over eight million deserving families are benefiting under the Benazir
Kafaalat programme. Rs 13 billion released for educational stipends for
children registered in schools of deserving families. An extra stipend of Rs
500 is given so that girls could also be sent to school,” he added. Kundi said
the aim was to gradually alleviate the poor from poverty by providing soft
loans and training so that they can become self-sufficient and find good jobs.
