In a powerful show of compassion and innovation, Pakistani health-tech startup Bioniks has extended a lifeline of hope to Gaza by delivering 3D-printed prosthetic arms to two young girls who lost their limbs in airstrikes.
Eight-year-old Sidra Al Bordeeni and three-year-old Habebat Allah are now able to smile, play, and even hug their families again — thanks to 3D-modeled prosthetics created in Karachi and delivered to a Jordan refugee camp by Bioniks CEO Anas Niaz.
What makes this mission extraordinary is Bioniks’ remote-fitting technology, which enables precise, affordable prosthetics to be custom-designed through a smartphone app, without requiring in-person scans.
Sidra, who lost her arm in a school bombing, rode a bicycle again for the first time. “I’m most excited to finally hug my father with both arms,” she said.
With Gaza’s medical system overwhelmed, and thousands of children left as amputees, Bioniks’ tech bridges a critical gap — one prosthetic at a time. The startup now plans to replicate this model in other conflict zones like Ukraine.
It’s more than innovation — it’s Pakistani empathy in motion.
