KARACHI, July 18: A group of concerned individuals including those with physical disabilities, on Saturday evening, formally launched the "Organization for the Welfare of Special Persons" (OWSP) with the basic motive to build a network of NGOs working for the cause of physically impaired members of society.

K.M. Tajuddin, a visually impaired senior citizen of the city - designated as the President of OWSP - on the occasion regretted lack of political will to help solve problems of the special individuals.

Anadil Rashdi, the designated general secretary of OWSP, underscored the need for networking among relevant NGOs so that people may be adequately guided to avail services offered by them.

She read out aims and objectives of OWSP, which included upgrading the life quality of disable and special persons and children and their dependents. The OWSP would also help the government in filling up its allocated quota of 2 per cent of all jobs that had been reserved for the disabled, besides striving to ensure similar provision in autonomous and semi-government organisations.

Its objectives also include establishment of educational institutions, health clinics, vocational, training centres, social clubs and libraries, and provision of financial help to special persons. She maintained that the organization would be a non-political, non-sectarian, non-profit voluntary social welfare organization. -APP