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Newsletters
Newsletter # 106 (July – Sep, 11)
9 year old Sajida lives in Qasba Colony in Karachi. When she was 6 she fell seriously ill but her father Khalil was away for work and visited only once in months. The child’s illness was ignored until he came home and found her with very high fever…
Newsletter # 105 (April – June, 11)
Shah Mohammad never imagined that one day he would once again get to see what the world looked like. The 25 year old young man lost his vision in his teens due to a corneal disease. Now a remarkable operation – Keratoplasty – has brought light back…
Newsletter # 104 (Jan – March, 11)
10 year old Altaf Hussain visited the LRBT Korangi hospital with his mother and aunt, holding their hands. He went to the pediatric ward, for a regular follow up. At birth, Altaf had squint and his parents took him to government hospitals, where doctors diagnosed a cataract…
Newsletter # 103 (Oct – Dec, 10)
Twenty-five years ago, two successful businessmen moved by the plight of the poor blind people of the country and who on retirement wanted to give back to the community, came together to establish The Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust wtih the mission that…
Newsletter # 102 (July – Sep, 10)
This is the heart-rending story of Ataullah who is a laborer earning a meager Rs. 2500 per month. Ataullah narrates his story himself I have 6 children; 4 daughters and 2 sons out of which three daughters are completely handicapped. They were in good health…
Newsletter # 101 (April – June, 10)
Each person facing vision loss has a unique and compelling story to tell. Bushra is a 20 year old girl, youngest of her 8 siblings. She was very young when her mother became ill and regularly visited the hospital. Her father operated a small carpentry shop…
Newsletter # 100 (Jan – March, 10)
Ismatullah of Qilla Abdullah-Gulistan, together with his brother supplied Electronic items to Quetta. One day while on duty, Ismatullah received a call from a relative that his 5 year old son Arif got severely burnt when he touched a transformer, causing electric…
Newsletter # 99 (Oct – Dec, 09)
Bringing back sight to Sana’s life is a shining success story of LRBT. Sana, a 12 year old girl, was born in a poor family and since both her parents were working in a small factory Sana was handed over to her old grandmother, when she was 22 days old…
Newsletter # 98 (July – Sep, 09)
My name is Manthar Khaskheli and I am a hari (farmer) living in a mud hut in Khaskheli village in District Badin (Sindh). I get a share of the crops from my landlord and to supplement that I do odd jobs in the off season. Life is a struggle to survive as I support…
Newsletter # 97 (Apr – June, 09)
Ali Hamza is among millions of children living below the poverty line whose parents cannot afford to arrange for cataract surgery of their loved ones which cost around US $ 200. (PKR 16,000). Ali started losing his sight at the age of six which resulted in total blindness…
Newsletter # 96 (Jan – March, 09)
A playful 4-year old child Shahmir, lives with his family in Orangi Town, a slum in the suburbs of Karachi. His uncle tells his story: “Shahmir is a hyper active child, always playing with things he’s forbidden to play with. Unluckily, one day while playing…
Newsletter # 95 (Oct – Dec, 08)
23 years old Muhammad Danish lives in New Karachi. He is a tailor by profession. His monthly income is about Rs.4,500/-. He is the only bread winner of the family comprising his parents, 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Some time ago he noticed that the vision…
Newsletter # 94 (Jul – Sep)
Abdul Rehman is the only male child of Abdul Hakeem and was born after two daughters. The parents were overjoyed at the birth of a baby boy who they hoped would be their support in their old age. However their happiness was short lived because…
Newsletter # 93 (Apr- Jun)
Sajida Ali resident of Quetta is a student of Grade-3. She failed in Grade-3 for the past two years which caused concern both at school and home as Sajida had been a bright student in Grade-2. On investigation it came to light that Sajida was unable to see properly…
Newsletter # 92 (Jan – Mar)
Uzma, a student of Grade-I, lives with her parents in a remote village of Balochistan. Her father works in a Government department and earns Rs.6,000/- (£ 48) per month. He is the sole bread winner and remains under financial strain/debt all the time as he has to support his wife…
Newsletter # 91 (Oct – Dec)
Cornea acts as the eye’s outermost layer and contributes 65 to 75 percent of the eye’s focusing power. Sometimes, the cornea is damaged by a foreign object which penetrates the tissues leading to infections and scarring. Other times corneal dystrophies are responsible for Corneal Opacities…
Newsletter # 90 (Jul – Sept)
Gul Sher a young man of 20 years age comes from a remote village in District Khairpur (Sindh). His father died about 3 years ago. He lives with his mother, two brothers and a sister – all younger to him. Being the eldest son, he is responsible to feed the family…
Newsletter # 89 (Apr – Jun)
Pakistan, a third world developing country, lacks necessary resource of providing its people with medical and health facilities and it is the underprivileged and the destitute that suffer the most. Sana happens to be one such sufferer who was born to parents falling…
Newsletter # 88 (Jan – Mar)
A year ago 16 year old Lubna who is a student of 8th grade, complained of pain and itching in her eyes. Her father Abid Hussain who works as a mechanic and earns Rs. 6,000 per month,took her to a number of doctors who all prescribed different medicines…