Child protection court set up in KP

PESHAWAR: The child protection court has been established and it has started hearing cases registered under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Child Protection and Welfare Act 2010.

Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad inaugurated the first child protection court established at the Judicial Complex in Peshawar. The PHC with the assistance of Group Development Pakistan and the British High Commission has made arrangements of home-like environment for the children in the child protection court. The proceedings and atmosphere of the child protection court is different from the other courts as arrangements have been made in two separate rooms equipped with toys and books and colourful paintings on walls to acclimatise them with court environment.