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Startup From Karachi Ships Prosthetic Limbs to Gaza’s Youngest Victims

  • Eight-Year-Old Sidra Al Bordeeni, injured by a missile strike a year ago in Gaza, received a prosthetic arm built in Karachi and returned from a clinic in Amman with it.
  • Sidra's injury occurred amid Israel's war in Gaza that began in October 2023, which has caused over 50,000 Palestinian deaths and created around 4,500 new amputees, many of them children.
  • Bioniks, a Pakistani social enterprise startup, created Sidra's arm through remote consultations and partnered with Mafaz Clinic in Amman for this first overseas prosthetic delivery amid Gaza’s health system crisis.
  • Bioniks CEO Anas Niaz stated that each of their prosthetic arms is priced around $2,500, which is much more affordable compared to similar models in the United States that range from $10,000 to $20,000. To encourage children to use the devices regularly, the company sometimes includes popular fictional characters on the prosthetics.
  • Sidra continues to get used to her prosthetic hand and enjoys interacting with it, while Bioniks seeks to broaden its assistance to additional conflict-affected regions like Ukraine despite facing funding obstacles and ongoing efforts to establish partnerships.
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From Karachi to Gaza: Pakistani startup ships prosthetics to child war survivors

By Ariba Shahid

·Colorado Springs, United States
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Colorado Springs Gazette broke the news in Colorado Springs, United States on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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