Saima Saleem is Pakistan’s first civil servant to be visually impaired and serving as the Second Secretary on Human Rights Affairs at the United Nations. She has received the praises of all Pakistanis in the past few days because of her staunch speech at the United Nations General Assembly where she shed light on India’s brutal atrocities in Kashmir. In a video posted on Twitter, Saima Saleem can be seen reading her speech in braille language as she exercises her right to reply back to the Indian representative.
Saima Saleem @SSaima11, our diplomat and pride, exercising right of reply and delivering a befitting to response to Modi's govt. Saima is visually impaired but brilliantly presented Pakistan's case on the global stage. 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/xGKIFsLBle
— Abdullah Babar Awan (@AbdullahBabarPK) September 25, 2021
When the clip of Saima Saleem reached social media, users had showered praises on the woman for her staunch reply and called her the pride of our foreign service.
Celebrities like Mahira Khan also took to Twitter to admire the civil servant’s powerful argument.
Saima Saleem! You have done us all proud’ wah! 🙏🏼🇵🇰🕊@SSaima11 https://t.co/XZaTka4LMc
— Mahira Khan (@TheMahiraKhan) September 27, 2021
Other Twitter users called her a powerful woman for her confidence and called her the Pride of Pakistan
Saima Saleem stood 6th in CCS exam & joined Foreign Service, her sister is a teacher at a University in Lahore & PhD candidate, her brother Yousuf Saleem topped written examination for the Civil Judge.
— Muhammad Usman Warraich (@AdvUsmanWaraich) September 26, 2021
All three are blind by birth.#SaimaSaleem#UNGA https://t.co/do2S8sl6DK
We congratulate you for your well deserved achievement Saima Saleem and we hope that this paves the path for more disabled people to gain a chance to represent their country at international platforms!