The Pakistan Supreme Court has observed that although the country has established laws to address the kidnapping of children, its application remains inadequate.
Judge Jamal Khan Commandkhail made the comments during a hearing on a case of Swp SUOU with respect to children’s kidnapping throughout the country.
The Court, led by Judge Aminuddin Khan, has summoned a representative of the National Welfare and Child Development Commission (NCCWD) for the next hearing.
The petitioner’s lawyer argued that the Attorney General had been ordered to meet all the provincial police chiefs, but said that such meetings had not taken place.
However, the additional attorney general Amir Rehman said that consultations had been produced, noting that there are institutions for child protection but that they lack an effective implementation.
Judge Aminuddin Khan commented that the responsibilities must be fulfilled by the relevant authorities, while Judge Commandkhail emphasized that mere legislation without execution is insufficient.
The audience has been postponed indefinitely.
Last month, the Additional Inspector (AIG) of the Karachi Javed Alam Odho police formed a special working group to intensify the investigations on the alarming increase in cases of child kidnapping in the Metropolitan City.
The team, headed by Dig Cia Muqaddas Haider, will track and dismantle the criminal networks involved in these kidnappings.
The working group includes SSP South Mahzoz Ali, SSP Research West Arab Mehr, SSP Anti-Violent Crime Cell Anil Haider and SSP Korangi Qais Khan Research.
The force has had the task of investigating cases in progress and interrogating suspects arrested linked to kidnapping incidents in the remitters of Peerabad and Saudabad police stations.
