KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that providing sense of security to children is essential.

Talking to delegation of Roshni Helpline on International Missing Children’s Day, he said that Karachi Metropolitan Corporation would raise awareness among public about missing and exploited children so that innocent children could be protected from begging in city. Efforts would be made to recover missing children and prevent their exploitation with full cooperation of other institutions, he added. Children and administrators from various schools, Deputy Parliamentary leader of Peoples Party in City Council Dil Muhammad attended meeting. Whatever measures are necessary to save our future generations from exploitation will be taken. Non-governmental organisations working in this regard are deserving of praise. He said that Karachi Metropolitan Corporation will work with Roshni Helpline to recover missing children and prevent their exploitation and will also arrange awareness programmes and display awareness messages at public places so that people know how missing children are being used for their purposes and how they are being treated. 

He said that Roshni Helpline’s emergency service 1138 would be linked with Karachi Metropolitan Corporation’s helpline so that we can work together in this regard.  Roshni Helpline head Dr. Muhammad Ali said that Roshni Helpline is an institution that has been working for long time to prevent child abduction. Role of parents is extremely important in preventing child, especially for children under age of 18. Cake was cut to mark International Missing Children’s Day. Delegation visited historic KMC building and Council Hall.