Shaguf­ta Saba ran a school for differ­ently-abled and now provid­es shelte­r to homele­ss, elderl­y womenKARACHI: Her eyes were sunken, staring into oblivion. Abandoned, forsaken and lonely – this was every other woman who would approach Shagufta Saba in search of shelter, acceptance and kindness. And Saba would take them into ‘Aaghosh’ [Embrace] – the old age home she runs for elderly women, many of whom suffer from mental and physical disabilities – without a second thought. Stepping stonesThis belief of hers proved to be the driving force behind her setting up a school for differently-abled children, to teach them in making handicrafts and other skills. By that time, many an old, differently-abled, homeless and estranged old women had been introduced to her.

Source: The Express Tribune March 09, 2020 04:52 UTC