Roshni Helpline organized press conference for the swift recovery of missing children at Karachi press club Karachi on dated 31st Jan, 2014.

swift recovery of missing children. The organization is providing guidance to the families on missing children, brining awareness among communities on said issue. Roshni Helpline is running Pakistan’s 1st missing children helpline “1138” for the registration and recovery of missing children. The organization is also having SMS Service for the ease of public in registering the cases of missing children.

Roshni Helpline Program Officer Mr. Ahmed Raza said child rights violation cases are on the raise in the city area of Karachi. Missing children cases are also increasing day by day. There is no official data available on the cases of missing children in Pakitan. According to Roshni Helpline’s assessment every year hundreds of children mysteriously disappear from Karachi city. The families of missing children face difficulties for the recovery of missing children. 15 missing children families along with Roshni Helpline spokes persons were present during at Karachi Press Club during the press conference. The FIR of majority cases were lodged by Police on the direction of honorable high court. The children are still missing and no clue has been found yet.

Mr. Naveed Ahmed, Advocate High-court and head of legal aid committee, Roshni Helpline shows serious concern on the issue of missing children. He briefed media about the recent petition for missing children in Sindh high court – in which he has identified the issue of reporting in Police as police report missing children as non-cognizable offense and hence report these cases as “Kachi Report”. He further said that according to law it’s very clear in Pakistan Penal Code that immediate FIR should be lodged of missing children cases. Due to this dilemma in Police reporting – Five (05) missing children death bodies were found including 5 years old Rihana, 12 years old Fatima Ali, 5 years old Vaniya, 13 years old Fauzia and 10 years old saqib from the jurisdiction of Mobina Town Police station which were rape and later on murdered during last couple of years. The delay in reporting missing children results in difficulty in tracing. He said there is no system exists at Police level for reporting and tracing of missing children.

Missing children families also spooked to the media. The mother of missing girl Naaz said my daughter went missing on 9th Dec, 2013 and we found in very hard to lodge FIR. She said no clue has been found yet and police is delaying the process. Latif-ur-Rehman father of uzair-ur-rehman said his child was abducted front of his home. There were strong evidence present by my child is still missing. The families of missing children includes the wajidali, uzair, aisha, abbas, iqra,neelam, kainat, habibullah, aslam, shulamila, faizan, madiha, nouman, nazish, waqas were also present during the conference.

Mr. FarhanKumbhar, Case Handler Roshni Helpline said that there are different criminal elements which are involved in the kidnapping of innocent children. He said there are groups of Beggar Mafia which actively abduct children for beggary purposes. There is need to monitor beggar mafia colonies and also register children present with their families. There are different issues associated with kidnapping of children including false adoption, sexual exploitation, bounded labor, ransom etc. There are also established gangs which abduct children for ransom. He also shared the experience of working with missing children families as the families goes through severe mental stress. He emphasizes on law enforcement. He has also requested media to play its role for the advocacy of the issue and civil society should join hands in hands for the tracing and reunification of missing children.

Mr. Ahmed Raza, Program Officer said that Pakistan is the signatory of United Nation’s convention on the rights of the child “UNCRC. 1989” and after this convention ratification it is state responsibility to make laws related to the rights and protection of children. Now it’s state obligation to work for the child protection, development, survival and child participation under the light of UNCRC. After 18th amendment, SIndh Assembly passed bill on Child Protection in 2011 which became act later on in 2011 and knows as Sindh Child Protection Act. It was clearly stated in the act that Authority will be notified in 60 days after act which will be responsible for its implementation. Unfortunately no authority has been notified yet. Ms. RubinaSaadatQaimkhani, Minister Social Welfare has taken few appreciable steps for the notification of the authority but still it’s Chief Minister’s end that has to notify it.

He has requested Chief Minister of Sindh to notifty the authority as soon as possible – so that future of the province “Children” can be saved.

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Roshni Helpline organized press conference for the swift recovery of missing children at Karachi press club Karachi on dated 31st Jan, 2014. Roshni Helpline is a human rights organization working for the swift recovery of missing children. The organization is providing guidance to the families on missing children, brining awareness among communities on said issue. Roshni Helpline is running Pakistan’s 1st missing children helpline “1138” for the registration and recovery of missing children. The organization is also having SMS Service for the ease of public in registering the cases of missing children.

Roshni Helpline Program Officer Mr. Ahmed Raza said child rights violation cases are on the raise in the city area of Karachi. Missing children cases are also increasing day by day. There is no official data available on the cases of missing children in Pakitan. According to Roshni Helpline’s assessment every year hundreds of children mysteriously disappear from Karachi city. The families of missing children face difficulties for the recovery of missing children. 15 missing children families along with Roshni Helpline spokes persons were present during at Karachi Press Club during the press conference. The FIR of majority cases were lodged by Police on the direction of honorable high court. The children are still missing and no clue has been found yet.

Mr. Naveed Ahmed, Advocate High-court and head of legal aid committee, Roshni Helpline shows serious concern on the issue of missing children. He briefed media about the recent petition for missing children in Sindh high court – in which he has identified the issue of reporting in Police as police report missing children as non-cognizable offense and hence report these cases as “Kachi Report”. He further said that according to law it’s very clear in Pakistan Penal Code that immediate FIR should be lodged of missing children cases. Due to this dilemma in Police reporting – Five (05) missing children death bodies were found including 5 years old Rihana, 12 years old Fatima Ali, 5 years old Vaniya, 13 years old Fauzia and 10 years old saqib from the jurisdiction of Mobina Town Police station which were rape and later on murdered during last couple of years. The delay in reporting missing children results in difficulty in tracing. He said there is no system exists at Police level for reporting and tracing of missing children.

Missing children families also spooked to the media. The mother of missing girl Naaz said my daughter went missing on 9th Dec, 2013 and we found in very hard to lodge FIR. She said no clue has been found yet and police is delaying the process. Latif-ur-Rehman father of uzair-ur-rehman said his child was abducted front of his home. There were strong evidence present by my child is still missing. The families of missing children includes the wajidali, uzair, aisha, abbas, iqra,neelam, kainat, habibullah, aslam, shulamila, faizan, madiha, nouman, nazish, waqas were also present during the conference.

Mr. FarhanKumbhar, Case Handler Roshni Helpline said that there are different criminal elements which are involved in the kidnapping of innocent children. He said there are groups of Beggar Mafia which actively abduct children for beggary purposes. There is need to monitor beggar mafia colonies and also register children present with their families. There are different issues associated with kidnapping of children including false adoption, sexual exploitation, bounded labor, ransom etc. There are also established gangs which abduct children for ransom. He also shared the experience of working with missing children families as the families goes through severe mental stress. He emphasizes on law enforcement. He has also requested media to play its role for the advocacy of the issue and civil society should join hands in hands for the tracing and reunification of missing children.

Mr. Ahmed Raza, Program Officer said that Pakistan is the signatory of United Nation’s convention on the rights of the child “UNCRC. 1989” and after this convention ratification it is state responsibility to make laws related to the rights and protection of children. Now it’s state obligation to work for the child protection, development, survival and child participation under the light of UNCRC. After 18th amendment, SIndh Assembly passed bill on Child Protection in 2011 which became act later on in 2011 and knows as Sindh Child Protection Act. It was clearly stated in the act that Authority will be notified in 60 days after act which will be responsible for its implementation. Unfortunately no authority has been notified yet. Ms. RubinaSaadatQaimkhani, Minister Social Welfare has taken few appreciable steps for the notification of the authority but still it’s Chief Minister’s end that has to notify it.

He has requested Chief Minister of Sindh to notifty the authority as soon as possible – so that future of the province “Children” can be saved.