- Premier says Pakistan launching national campaign to end violence against children
In his message on the Universal Children’s Day, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that the government is bringing about transformation in all fields of national activity including reforms for the betterment of children.
The prime minister felicitated the nation on joining the international community in commemorating the silver jubilee of United Nations Convention on Rights of Child (UNCRC) and celebrating it as Universal Children’s Day.
The premier said that Pakistan is a committed signatory of UNCRC and considers it an adequate reassurance provided to the inherent rights of children. He said that Pakistan is fully aware of the responsibilities this commitment entails and for the last 25 years, it has taken concrete measures to ensure children’s rights to survival, development, protection and participation as envisaged in the UNCRC.
PM Sharif said that the Pakistani polity is acutely conscious about protecting interest of children and considers them as its future custodians. Children are very well protected in Pakistan and provided with every opportunity to progress in life, he added.
Deeply cognizant of the impending possibility of the children being subjected to any untoward situation, Pakistan acted as the prime mover of SAARC’s regional initiative to end violence against children, he added.
Moreover, the prime minister said that in order to practically implement the spirit of this initiative and as a sequel to the 25th anniversary of adoption of UNCRC, Pakistan is launching a national campaign to end violence against children with a view to ensure that they are free from any unbecoming treatment and are progressing well.