NCRC retrieves to serve as model for child protection, welfare.

ISLAMABAD -- The National Commission for the Rights of the Child (NCRC) reiterated their resolve to safeguard children from any inhumane circumstances, while moving forth to a mechanism that would serve as a model for the protection and welfare of the child.

Afshan Tehseen Bajwa, chairperson NCRC in inaugural meeting of the commission said it would work for empowerment, promotion, protection and fulfillment of child rights.

The commission is mandated as per National Commission on the Rights of Child Act No XXXII of 2017 to advice the federal and provincial governments to align in laws, policies and programs related to child rights incompliance with constitutional obligations and international commitments.

It is pertinent to mention that this commission has been established by the government of Pakistan through Statuary Act 2017 in compliance with UN Convention on the Rights of Child, ratified by Pakistan in 1990.

She said the Commission believed that the future of our country lies in the child; therefore, it is imperative that the child be given the environment that is needed to raise a productive citizen.

Muhammad Hassan Mangi, Director General, MoHR highlighted that "One of the ignored areas in child rights is child participation that was the reason to include children in NCRC". Shehzad Nawaz Cheema, Joint Secretary law, Ministry of Interior (MoI) urged to have more interaction between MoI and NCRC for supporting the commission strategically while Qazi Saleem , director...