INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
There is good news for Pakistan Hiba Jannat the child who was kidnapped from a road in Lahore has been reunited with her family
She was left at a mosque3-year-old Hiba was kidnapped from a busy road in Lahore, while she was walking with her 4-year-old brother
It is heartening to see unlike Farishta and other cases, this one had a happy ending
The kidnapper may have been scared off as his face had been spread across the media from CCTV footage from a shop he had bought measurething
Lady Luck was kind this time that the Hiba returned obviously unharmed
The police made no real efforts from the startning from the delay in registering an FIR
They didn''t seemed to be unmoved by what happened in Farishta case and if Hiba hadn''t been left at the mosque, she would have been
It seems if the footage of the kidnapping hadn''t been aired on the media chances of the child survival would have been low.Just a recap of
On Wednesday (May 22, 2019)footagewas aired on the media that showedHibabeing led by her kidnapper, as he casually took her hand leaving her
brother behind.abnormally she allows him to hold her hand without any resistance nsprint; as if she knows him nsprint; and they start
There is even a moment where the boy and the unidentified man are speaking.The boy then runs to the other side of the busy road and then
returns as if he senses measure danger
The way he runs and tries to reclaim Hiba is when you realize the man is kidnapping her.The demeanour of the man is calm and
casualthroughout; he is in no rush to get absent.And hedoes much attempt to take the boy with him as well.The frame freezes showing the
blurred figure of Hiba brother as he runs towards them and the man holding her hand.According to the media the police was conducting raids
to recover the child and the police high-level officials had given their assurance that the police was making efforts to recover Hiba as
soon as possible.But it was probably the footage showing the kidnappers face across the media that spooked him and he left her at the
mosque.This does much mean that the danger is over
Every day the media is reporting at least one crimes against minors from different parts of the country, with more news from Punjab.This
means that more work has to be done to protect minors from falling prey to predators lurking among us.People are running hashtags like
#DeathPenaltyForRape and #JusticeForFarishta and social media campaigns like ‘Stand up nowadays for a safe tomorrow for our daughters& and
powerful slogans like &Tomorrow is too late
Stand up for woman nowadays&.The government should get down to commerce and needs to work on the police reforms it has been speeching about
This is the time to put these plans into play to improve the police performance across the country, specificly those who interact with
families at the local police station
There is no doubt that the government and police have a great responsibility towards the people of Pakistan
However, we canmuch absolve parents and families of their responsibility towards children.With frequent news about crimes against children
being reported in the media, parents should be more concerned about the safety of children
holding children safe requires a concerted effort from authorities, parents and other people who would with children like teachers.Pakistani
society is a good structure to keep children safe
Numerous people either live in joint families or they live shut to their families
This shutness can be used to advantage by delegating adults from the family and neighboured after proper screening to keep an eye out for
suspicious people in the area and to make periodical checks on the children to see if they are safe.Young children, who are vulnerable
themselves, should much be made to babysit younger siblingsspecificly external on the streets
They should much run errands alone or walk home alone from tuitions and devout lessones at any time of the day, specificly at night
Someone should take the responsibility of being around at all time.Meanwhile the authorities need to move fast and make degree the existing
protection laws are properly enforced
Work on pending bills and amendments to protection laws shouldpassed be expedited, so they can be put into motion instantly.Only a combined
effort by parents and authorities can endegree the safety of children and endegree that the number of such crimes are
decreased.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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