Paralysed elderly man gets a helping hand
Shahama centre officials escort him to uncrowded area and advise him how to fix residency status
A60-year-old Pakistani man confined to a wheelchair turned up at the Shahama centre in Abu Dhabi hoping for a break from the misfortune that turned him an illegal resident two years ago.
Abu Dhabi-based Zaheer Janan had been a law-abiding resident for 31 years till his sponsor fled the UAE and a medical condition left him paralysed two years ago.
Among hundreds of amnesty-seekers, the 60-yearold braved the scorching heat to reach Shahama centre on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on Wednesday morning to regularise his residency status on the first day of amnesty.
Janan had worked as a shuttering carpenter in the capital, now he wishes to return to his country. His nephew brought him in a wheelchair to the Shahama centre for amnesty-seekers.
“Now I want to return home and continue my treatment there,” Janan said.
His nephew said that his uncle had a fall and was paralysed. Now he can’t walk.
Prompt attention
Immigration officials at the Shahama centre took good care of him. They escorted him to an uncrowded area, listened to his problems, checked his residency status and instructed him on further procedures.
Officials first requested him to visit a hospital for proper treatment and seek help from his embassy staff who will arrange all required medical help and residency assistance.
In the meanwhile, he was also told, the immigration department would provide him all support for a smooth passage to his country.