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LAHORE: Inspector General of Punjab Police Inam Ghani has directed the DIG IT to develop a digital app for close monitoring of missing, abducted or abused children across the province so that information received about them from all sources including helpline 15, police stations and service centers are automatically updated on the app and effective and timely mutual coordination might be ensured to help them and take action against the culprits.

Chairing a meeting at the Central Police Office on Friday, the IG asked the DIG IT to prepare the app as soon as possible and present that in the next meeting. He said the app should be made available to the general public on Google Play Store so the parents and heirs to the victim children could register themselves on the app and easily reach police with one click. He said the supervisory officers should focus on immediate action and cooperation for safe recovery of a child on the report of missing or abduction of the child. He warned that delay in police action in cases of missing, abducted, tortured and physical abuse of children would not be tolerated at any cost.

He said the supervisory officers in the cases of children should take benefit from modern forensic science and information technology so that the process of bringing the culprits to justice could be expedited.

The IG said prevention of crimes against children and their protection from all kinds of cruelty and abuse was one of the top priorities of Punjab Police. During the meeting, the issues related to prevention of crimes against children were discussed in detail.

The IG told the police officers that children were a very sensitive part of society and they were future of the country, therefore, measures should be taken on a priority basis against the anti-social elements which were causing problems for them.

The IG Punjab said that through the app, the report of missing, disappeared or abduction of children in any district of the province would be sent to all the police stations and field formations of Punjab Police at the same time which would help take immediate steps for safe recovery of the victim children.

If a missing child from Lahore or any other district goes to another district or is abducted, the local police will not only be alerted but also mobilize for safe recovery of the child as well as bringing those responsible to book.

Source:  The News

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice on Thursday passed The Enforcement of Women’s Property Rights (Amendment) Bill 2021 by a majority vote.

A meeting of the committee was held under the chairmanship of Senator Syed Ali Zafar at Parliament House.

The meeting was attended by Minister for Law and Justice Farogh Naseem and other officials of the ministry. Chairman of the committee welcomed the members and officials of the Ministry of Law and Justice.

At the outset, Law and Justice Secretary Raja Naeem Akbar briefed the committee about performance and functioning of the Ministry of Law and Justice. The committee reviewed the performance of special courts and administrative tribunals.

Mr Naseem apprised the committee that the experiment of appointing judges through Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) had failed. He added that the procedure for appointment of judges had been changed.

Mr Zafar said that the procedure for the appointment of judges is an important one and needs to be reviewed. He sought a detailed report on this matter from the ministry.

During the discussion on appointment of judges, Senator Azam Nazir Tarar pointed out that all appointments are null and void unless the chief justice is consulted. The discussion on Muslim Family Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021 lasted for almost 75 minutes, chairman of the committee said for the first time in 60 years, he had witnessed a bill like this.

He informed participants of the meeting that the Muslim Family Law Ordinance 1962 had decided that legislation will only be made for Muslims of Pakistan.

He said that people already declared the bill as wrong and controversial. The chairman of the committee also pointed out errors in the draft of the bill and recommended that ulema’s views should be heard in connection with this matter.

Conceding with the chairman’s view on the bill, Senator Mian Raza Rabbani said that the issue should be discussed in detail. Regarding the bill, Senator Azam Nazir Tarar also agreed with the chairman of the committee.

Senator Farooq H Naik declared the proposed amendments (Section 4 and Section 7) contrary to Muslim laws, adding that the bill should either be sent to Islamic Ideology Council (IIC) or ulema should consult on it.

Senator Shibli Faraz said that the bill will create more problems.

Source: Dawn