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A disability inclusion initiative working in the areas of education and economic empowerment. For more information, visit https://nowpdp.org.pk

NOWPDP was established in 2008 as a disability inclusion initiative. We operate in the areas of education and economic empowerment through our dedicated programs, Dastoor and Yaqeeen, and other interventions. NOWPDP’s mandate focuses on capacity building at an individual, institutional and societal level; raising awareness about challenges faced by persons with disabilities; advocating for the rig

22/06/2026

Every stitch tells the story of determination and opportunity. Through our Hunar vocational training program, persons with disabilities learn industrial and domestic stitching skills that help them earn sustainable livelihoods and achieve greater independence.
Their work reflects resilience, craftsmanship, and the power of inclusion—proving that when given the right opportunities, talent knows no barriers.
[ NOWPDP, A Part Not Apart, Disability Inclusion, Vocational Training, Stitching Skills, Livelihoods, Financial Independence, Skill Development, Inclusion to Independence, Bashamool Pakistan ]

21/06/2026

Some fathers carry their children in their arms. Some carry them in their hearts across a world that wasn’t built for either of them.
This Father’s Day, we celebrate fathers with disabilities who show their children every day what strength really looks like. And fathers like Soomar, who never gave up on giving his son Muharam the independence he deserved.
Inclusion doesn’t just change lives. It changes what fathers can pass on.
Happy Father’s Day from all of us at NOWPDP. 💙
[ NOWPDP, Father’s Day, Fatherhood, Disability Inclusion, Inclusion to Independence, Inclusive Pakistan, Bashamool Pakistan]

19/06/2026

Some support builds more than it gives. It builds livelihoods.
𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤, 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐏𝐃𝐏'𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧.
Because a wheelchair is not just a device. 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕. 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌. 𝑨 𝒅𝒐𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆. And the hands building each one belong to someone who understands that better than anyone.
For Muhammad Nadeem, a wheelchair assembler at the NOWPDP Wheelchair Manufacturing Unit in Korangi, Hilton Pharma's support has meant more than a job. 𝑰𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒔, 𝒂 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒐𝒇, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚. This is what it looks like when a partner genuinely believes that 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚.
𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖, Hilton Pharma, for being a partner that measures success not in transactions but 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝.
[ NOWPDP, A Part Not Apart, Disability Inclusion, Champions of Inclusion, Hilton Pharma, Inclusive Hirings, Bashamool Pakistan, Inclusion To Independence]

Photos from Legal Aid Society's post 19/06/2026

We are proud to support Legal Aid Society in launching the Bashamool PWD Internship Program. Through disability sensitization training, we had the opportunity to help strengthen the foundation for a more inclusive workplace where persons with disabilities can learn, contribute, and grow. We appreciate LAS’s commitment to creating meaningful pathways to employment and look forward to the impact this initiative will create.

18/06/2026

Without education, independence doesn’t stand a chance.
That’s why every day in our classrooms, our teachers work hands-on with every child, with and without disabilities, making sure each one has the tools to succeed.
Help us give more children this chance. Donate today and be part of the journey from inclusion to independence. ⤵️
https://nowpdp.org.pk/donate-now
[ NOWPDP, A Part Not Apart, Disability Inclusion, Taleem Sab Kay Liye, Inclusive Education, Bashamool Pakistan, Donate, Inclusion To Independence]

17/06/2026

Four people learned to drive, and run a business, before they ever owned a rickshaw. Today, that training paid off.
At the Bank Alfalah Islamic Rickshaw Handover Ceremony, four persons with lower limb disabilities received the fully retrofitted, accessibility-adapted rickshaws they trained for. Not loaned. Not leased. Owned outright.
No more rent eating into their income. Just dignity, independence, and a livelihood they built with their own hands.
This is what real partnership looks like. Bank Alfalah Islamic and NOWPDP, driving one rickshaw at a time.
[NOWPDP, A Part Not Apart, Bank ALFalah Islamic, KhudMukhtari, Bashamool Bankari, Disability Inclusion, Inclusive Pakistan, Bashamool Pakistan, Inclusion to Independence ]

16/06/2026

Independence cannot be given. 𝐈𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭.💙
"𝑬𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂 𝒈𝒊𝒇𝒕; 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕. 𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑰 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏. 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆."
Sara Taher Khan — Advisor, NOWPDP
Since 2008, NOWPDP has worked to remove barriers and create access, because independence is a right, not something persons with disabilities have to earn. A right delayed is still a right denied, so let's 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.
FM91 Pakistan
[ NOWPDP, A Part Not Apart, Disability Inclusion, Champions of Inclusion, Inclusion to Independence, Bashamool Pakistan ]

Photos from NOWPDP's post 15/06/2026

Art meets empathy meets vibes ✨
NOWPDP, in collaboration with Jhol, is bringing you an evening that’s part workshop, part social, part perspective shift at Rizz.
The twist? You’ll be clay sculpting completely blindfolded. No peeking, just feeling your way through creation. Spoiler: it’s harder (and more fun) than it sounds.
Sensitize – quick interactive session on disability inclusion | Create – blindfolded clay sculpting (yes, you keep it) | Connect – drinks, music, good people
📍 Rizz F-6, Islamabad
🗓️ June 19th | Friday
🎟️ PKR 3,500 (material + complimentary drinks included)
Spots are limited, book your spot here👇
https://forms.gle/wvubSnwKPdavQUrh8
[NOWPDP, A Part Not Apart, Disability Inclusion, Inclusive Pakistan, Bashamool Pakistan, Create for a Cause, Inclusion to Independence, Champions of Inclusion, Partnership in Action, Islamabad]

10/06/2026

When barriers are removed and opportunities are accessible, talent speaks for itself.
Every person deserves to build a future on their own terms. Because disability does not define potential— opportunity does.

09/06/2026
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NOWPDP House, Bungalow No. 83/1, N I Line, Saghir Hussain Shaheed Road, Saddar
Karachi

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00