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]

Objectives

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

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]

Year 2010-2011

៛ AAMIR ALI SILRO (DEPUTY SPEAKER, LARKANA SESSION 2010-2011)

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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