KARACHI
The Standing Committee of National Assembly on Human Rights has directed all police stations in the country to necessarily register FIRs for children reported lost or missing by their parents. MNA Riaz Fatyana, chairman of the committee concluding the deliberations of its members, along with other stakeholders, on the issue said that complaints made by parents and other caretakers of the concerned children must be promptly taken up by the police.
“Registration of FIRs must be followed by necessary investigations and search of the kids before any irreparable loss is caused to precious human lives,” he said.
Earlier, Mohammad Ali, representative of an NGO Roshni Foundation brought into the notice of the committee members including MNAs Dr Atiya Inayatullah, Khushbakht Shujaat, Kishwar Zehra, Sabeen Rizvi and Dr Aresh Kumar that hundreds of children are found to remain untraced due to lack of interest on part of the police.
He also referred to cases of bodies of missing children found after been subjected to criminal abuse. “This is mainly because that the report of missing children is filed in the daily diary and no FIR is registered that demands immediate investigations,” he said.
Activist Mohammad Ali Mentioned that police as a practice refuses to register FIRs as parents unable to nominate any one as the suspected abductor,” he said.
The activist mentioned that children abducted for ransom generally pertain to resourceful and influential families and hence police take no time in registering the case.
KU to launch anti-dengue day: An anti-Dengue campaign will be initiated at the University of Karachi from October 5.
This was announced on Thursday by Prof Dr Shahana Urooj Kazmi, Chairperson Department of Microbiology.
She said in this connection a lecture will be delivered by Dr. Shakeel Malik, Head Dengue Surveillance Cell, Department of Health, Government of Sindh. The programme is being organized in collaboration with Pakistan Society for Microbiology and the Department of Youth Affairs, Government of Sindh.
Problems of primary teachers to be resolved: The problems of the teachers of primary schools would be resolved, said Sindh Minister for Education Pir Mazhar ul Haq.
He was talking to a delegation of All Sindh Primary Teachers Association in his office here on Thursday. He said the procedure for teaching allowances and promotions would be simplified.
The minister directed that a summary be prepared for granting allowance of Rs 2,000 for teachers and Rs 1,000 for headmasters serving in the remote areas of the province.
He also instructed that the CT and BA pass teachers’ seniority list be prepared on merit for promotion.
SBP governor to inaugurate summit bank ATM: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Deputy Governor Kazi Abdul Muktadir, would inaugurate an Summit Bank ATM at Karachi Press Club (KPC) on October 9.
Per details Summit Bank Senior Executive Vice President (SEVP) Asif Ali would be the guest of honor on the occasion. The ATM would facilitate 1,500 members of KPC and over 5,000 media men who frequent the club. Governing body of KPC had requested various banks to install an ATM inside the club and Summit bank obliged.