07/12/2023
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ โ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐
๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐
๐ ๐๐๐๐โ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฎ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ข๐ช ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง, ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง
The Government of Japan has awarded the Foreign Ministerโs Commendations for FY 2023 to Mr. Muhammad Shafiq ur Rehman, President of Milestone Society for the Special Persons, in recognition of his significant contribution towards the promotion of mutual understanding between Japan and Pakistan.
H.E. WADA Mitsuhiro, the Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, on behalf of the Government of Japan, on 4 December 2023, conferred the Foreign Ministerโs Commendations for FY 2023 to Mr. Muhammad Shafiq ur Rehman. The commendation ceremony was held at Ambassador's official residence in Islamabad.
Mr. Muhammad Shafiq ur Rehman, himself is a wheelchair user, and due to his strong leadership, he dedicated his sincere efforts to work for the special persons in Pakistan to expand their opportunities. In collaboration with Sakura Wheelchair Project, he has been carrying used wheelchairs from Japan and distributing to wheelchair users in Pakistan. It is a great connection between the special persons in Japan and Pakistan.
In addition, he established a local NGO, Milestone Society for the Special Persons, and under Grant Assistance of Japanese Government in 2018, constructed a special education self-support training center for persons with disabilities in Lahore. He has been fully working to improve living standards of the persons with disability.
H.E. WADA Mitsuhiro, while speaking on the occasion, congratulated Mr. Muhammad Shafiq on receiving this prestigious commendation by the Government of Japan. H.E. appreciated his dedicated efforts to promote mutual understanding between Japan and Pakistan.
H.E. said โI look forward to his continued success in the future, and I hope that his activities will inspire the further mutual understanding and cooperation between the people of Japan and Pakistan.โ
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