The Supreme Court in Pakistan has observed that although the country has laws in place to tackle the abduction of children, their enforcement remains inadequate.

Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail made the comments during a hearing on a Suo Motu case on abductions of children across the country.

The court, led by Justice Aminuddin Khan, has called on a representative of the National Commission for Child Welfare and Development (NCCWD) for the next consultation.

The petitioner’s lawyer claimed that the lawyer had been instructed to meet with all provincial police officers, but claimed that no such meetings had been found.

However, further lawyer Amir Rehman claimed that consultations had been made, noting that there are institutions of child protection but lacking effective implementation.

Justice Aminuddin Khan noted that the responsibility should be fulfilled by relevant authorities, while Justice Mandokhail emphasized that only legislation without execution is inadequate.

The hearing has been postponed indefinitely.

Last month, additional Inspector General (AIG) by the Karachi Police Javed Alam Odho formed a special task force to intensify the investigation of the alarming increase in cases of abduction of children in Metropolitan City.

The team, led by you Cia Muqadda’s Haider, will track and run criminal networks involved in these abductions.

Taskforce includes SSP South Mahzooz Ali, SSP study West Arab Mehr, SSP Anti-Violent Crime Cell Anil Haider and SSP study Korangi Qais Khan.

The strength has been tasked with investigating ongoing cases and interrogating arrested suspects linked to abduction events in the transfers from Peerabad and Saudabad policy stations.