Children Parliament Pakistan

Children Parliament Pakistan
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The first ever children parliament of its kind was launched on Friday 14 November 2008 by Society for the Protection of the Rights of Child (SPARC) to raise awareness and promote child rights in the country.

The members are elected from different schools of Islamabad, Peshawar, Faisalabad, Mithi, Kohlu, Balakot, Karachi and Lahore etc. All the members of national assembly are elected for duration of one year at a time. [1]

Contents

Objectives

The basic objectives of Children Parliament of Pakistan (CPP) is to provide the rights to every child of Pakistan and to: [2] [3]

  • End child labor
  • Educate every child
  • Provide medical facilities to children
  • Protect the children

In addition Children Parliament serves as a voice of children to convey the problems and difficulties faced by the children of Pakistan to government.

Members

Year 2008-2009

Session 2008-2009 had 34 members some of which are: [4]

  • Bakht Jamshaid (Speaker Cpp and present SG)
  • Muhammad Umar iqbal (PM)
  • Saad Bashir (Chairman)
  • Komal Rizwan (Law Minister)
  • Muhammad Abbas Khan Niazi (Health Minister)
  • Mashal (Education Minister)
  • Tallha Rizwan (Present PM)
  • Bakhtawar Jabeen (Opposition Leader)
  • Abbas Jamal
  • Zainab
  • Ibrahim Niazi
  • Nelaish Kumar
  • Syed Amna Zubia

Year 2010-2011

  • Shaikh Muhammad Hassan Ali (Minister of Anti-Narcotics) party APP
  • Mahnoor Hassan (Opposition Leader) party PCAP
  • Muhammad Saif Jamshed Baryar (Speaker) party APP
  • Talha Bin Rizwan (Prime Minister) party APP
  • Sharjeel Larik (Law Minister) party APP

References

  1. ^ http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Islamabad/15-Nov-2008/Children-Parliament-elected-to-promote-child-rights
  2. ^ http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Islamabad/15-Nov-2008/Children-Parliament-elected-to-promote-child-rights
  3. ^ http://pakobserver.net/201006/03/detailnews.asp?id=34449
  4. ^ http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Islamabad/15-Nov-2008/Children-Parliament-elected-to-promote-child-rights

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