A historic moment was
witnessed when the National Assembly passed a Bill on the set up of a National
Commission on the Rights of the Child Bill.
Federal Minister for Human Rights Mr.
Mumtaz Ahmed Tarar briefed the floor about the need of a separate commission to
ensure the case and protection of children of Pakistan.
The main features of the bill are to
examine legislation on child rights, to review policies on child rights and to
inquire into violations and issues of torture.
Initially, the Bill was introduced in
the National Assembly on 20th April, 2015 and National Assembly
referred it to Standing Committee on Law, Justice and human rights for
consideration and Standing Committee unanimously recommended passing the Bill
without any amendment on 15th August, 2015.
The Bill had been passed by the
National Assembly on 1st February, 2017 and introduced in the Senate
on 17th February, 2017. The bill was referred to the Senate
Functional Committee on Human Rights and subsequently discussed in its meeting
held on 7th March, 2017 and Committee proposed the two amendments.
The Bill had been approved after the
incorporation of two amendments by the Senate Functional committee on Human
Rights in its meeting held on 28th March, 2017. The Senate had
approved the said Bill on 15th May, 2017 and returned to the
National Assembly for further necessary action.
