{"id":321411,"date":"2026-01-05T07:37:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T23:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=321411"},"modified":"2026-01-05T07:46:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T23:46:53","slug":"pakistani-pm-underscores-equal-opportunities-for-visually-impaired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=321411","title":{"rendered":"Pakistani PM Underscores Equal Opportunities For Visually Impaired"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ISLAMABAD, Jan 5 (NNN-APP) &#8211; Pakistan&#8217;s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, yesterday, highlighted the government&#8217;s commitment to the rights of visually impaired persons and called for greater inclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a message on World Braille Day, the prime minister praised the global impact of Louis Braille&#8217;s system, which has expanded access to education and information for millions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharif acknowledged the contributions of visually impaired Pakistanis across various fields, citing Saima Saleem, an officer at Pakistan&#8217;s mission to the UN, as an example of overcoming challenges with excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted Pakistan&#8217;s efforts in providing accessible published works for those with visual or print disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prime minister urged schools, civil society, media and the private sector to promote Braille literacy and accessible facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He reaffirmed that, the government is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all citizens, to contribute to the country&#8217;s development.&#8211; NNN-APP  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Jan 5 (NNN-APP) &#8211; Pakistan&#8217;s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, yesterday, highlighted the government&#8217;s commitment to the rights of visually impaired persons and called for greater inclusion. In a message on World Braille Day, the prime minister praised the global impact of Louis Braille&#8217;s system, which has expanded access to education and information for millions. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":321413,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[215,286],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321411"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=321411"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":321412,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321411\/revisions\/321412"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/321413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=321411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=321411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=321411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}