subject: Older Persons on the mercy of Watan Card [print this page] Due to an unorganized way of getting Watan cards from the community put older people and people with disabilities into difficult situation and without the provision of any mobility and accessibility support, they try to reach the Watan card distribution points. Several cases have recently been reported that older people have lost their lives while struggling to reach the Watan card distribution centers in various cities of Sindh and Punjab.
This is an urgent issue and concern to be resolved immediately. The civil society actors, policy and decision makers need to act and respond immediately to look into the matter and perhaps their attention lead them to a serious consideration on implementation of international declarations and governments commitments towards meeting the special needs of older people during emergencies and conflicts.
