Federal Ombudsman (Wafaqi Mohtasib) Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi has invited all stakeholders to work together for developing effective mechanism to protect children against the growing menace of cyber-crimes and other vulnerabilities rampant in various societies.
In this regard, he assured the international ombuds community of Pakistan’s readiness to share its knowledge, experiences and best practices in this field in terms of its commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the objectives of Asian Ombudsman Association (AOA).
He was addressing a seminar on “Threats of Cybercrime: Growing Vulnerabilities of Societies” organized here by WafaqiMohtasib in collaboration with FIA and COMSAT University.
Besides, participation by the representatives of Federal ministries and the relevant agencies, special arrangements were made for online participation by the members of Asian Ombudsman Association (AOA), the OIC Ombudsman Association (OICOA) and the Forum of Pakistan Ombudsman (FPO).
Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi stated that the Seminar was being held in the backdrop of the Universal Children’s Day which was observed last week and provided an opportunity to renew commitment towards promoting and protecting child rights. He emphasized that the Constitution of Pakistan recognized special rights of protection for children due to their vulnerabilities and Pakistan was among the first few countries who ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) on November 12, 1990. He said that the exploitation of children including the growing cases of cybercrimes was a common feature across the globe and Pakistan was no exception. He added that the Wafaqi Mohtasib has been deeply conscious of its role in pursuing the child rights issues in Pakistan.
The Federal Ombudsman informed that the Office of Grievances Commissioner for Children had been set up in the WafaqiMohtasib Secretariat to redress the individual grievances of children, monitor the overall situation and address the systemic issues face by them.
