The National Paralympic Committee of Pakistan is the primary

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for the promotion of sports for the disabled. The key focus of the committee is to organize, supervise and co-ordinate games and competitions for the disable. The organisation is also the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent Pakistan at the

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and other international athletic meets and for managing the Pakistani teams at these events. Dr. Tariq Mustafa is the current president of the organization, while Imran Jamil Shami is the general secretary.

History

The National Paralympic Committee of Pakistan was established in December 1998 duly recognized by the Government of Pakistan as the sole body with the mandate to represent Pakistan at the

International Paralympic Committee The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; german: Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and fun ...

and

Asian Paralympic Committee The Asian Paralympic Committee (acronym: APC) is an organization based in United Arab Emirates. It has 44 National Paralympic Committees of the Asian continent as members. It organizes the Asian Para Games and is affiliated to the International ...

, and to oversee and manage sports for the disabled in Pakistan. It is affiliated with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC), International Paralympic Sports Federations (IPSFs), International Organizations for Sports for the Disabled (IOSDs) and Regional Sports Organizations of Asia.

Affiliations

Aims

The vision of the National Paralympic Committee of Pakistan is as follows: "To enable the disabled population of Pakistan to become booming members of the Paralympic Movement by achieving sporting excellence and proving their worth.” Its motto, "Equality – Excellence – Trancendence" reflects this.

Logo design

The NPC logo showcases a human symbol in a posture that denotes movement, spirit and motion. The rising movement denotes the soaring spirit of sports, competition and victory. The accompanying flag of Pakistan makes it obvious that this is a national movement for Pakistan and evokes an image of the athlete raising the flag of his country. The text encircles the image, thus denoting the mandate of the National Paralympics Committee Pakistan. The IPC logo at the bottom signifies the association of NPC, Pakistan with International Paralympic Committee.

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