Pakistan, Oct. 11 -- A ceremony was held at a local hotel in Karachi to mark World Sight Day and to highlight the importance of school-level health services. Sindh Minister for Education Syed Sardar Ali Shah attended the event as the chief guest. The event was organised by the social welfare organisation Vision Trust and attended by Vision Trust CEO Dr. Muhammad Mazhar Awan, educationist and women's rights activist Dr. Shehnaz Wazir Ali (President of SZABIST), Executive Director of the Sindh Institute of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (SIOVS) Professor Dr. Khalid Iqbal Talpur, as well as medical experts, representatives of social organisations, teachers, and students.

Speaking at the occasion, Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah said that S...