Army donates wheelchair to polio-affected boy

Tribune News Service

Srinagar, October 1

The Army donated a wheelchair to a polio-affected child in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

The wheel chair was donated to 10-year-old Basharat Ahmed of Ghati Galiyan at Mohara in Uri.

“The child has been affected by polio since birth. The parents had lost their daughter to the killer disease six months ago and they used to carry their son (Basharat) on their shoulders,” an Army statement said. “To ease the movement of the child, the Army at Rampur donated the wheelchair to the family. The parents thanked the Army for this gesture.”