LAHORE: The purpose of celebrating the International Day for Street Children is to sensitise the people and to raise a strong voice for their rights, said Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
In his message issued on Tuesday, the chief minister described securing the future of the street children as a priority and said the Punjab government was utilising resources to provide an atmosphere conducive to help them grow as educated and confident citizens.
“The Child Protection and Welfare Bureau is working in an effective manner to give better future to the street children and different facilities have been arranged in this department so that such children could be fully rehabilitated,” he added.
Shahbaz said, “Like all other children, the street children are also a responsibility of the nation and the government is actively working for their rehabilitation through various educational facilities.”
He said the PML-N government had ensured a bright and prosperous future for all the children through educational reforms. Separately, Shahbaz said Pakistan was prosperous, peace and illuminating during the PML-N tenure than ever before. “The speed with which energy projects have been completed is unprecedented in the 70-year history of Pakistan,” he added.
He said the past governments had made a cruel joke with the nation with regard to energy projects and plunged the nation into darkness by showing criminal negligence. “The chief minister said public welfare and national development were the main agenda of PML-N, adding that Punjab was the only province which took the lead in energy production with its own resources. On the other hand, the chief minister also strongly condemned the landmine blast in Kurram Agency, expressing a deep sense of sorrow over the loss of precious human lives.