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PM Khan orders to build a new app for child abduction

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Imran Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered to build a dedicated app for the abductions and disappearances of children in the country. The name proposed by the PM office is “Mera Bacha Alert”.

The application is directed to be built within two weeks period and launched as soon as possible. The decision was taken after getting a briefing about the recent incidents.

The application will be linked with Pakistan Citizen Portal to keep a record of the case and share it with all the law enforcement agencies. Prime Minister Khan said that their government will take every possible measure to reduce such cases in the country. “Those found involved in such heinous crimes will be given an exemplary punishment.”

Pakistan Citizen Portal has proved to be an effective way to file a complaint and keep a check on progress, connecting the new application with it will help to see the progress of the child’s recovery or any other development in the case.

The incident of Chunian is one of many cases that made the government take this decision, at the cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister said that “investigations into cases of immoral and unpleasant incidents with children have been hugely successful, and that success will help reach other accused involved in such malicious act”.

The Prime Minister also said that “many unpleasant incidents related to children do not get reported because parents avoid disclosing them due to social and other reasons.”

According to the press release issued by Prime Minister Office, The details of the case registered on this application will be immediately accessible to the police of all provinces including the Inspector Generals and other senior officers.