Children make up more than half of the population of Pakistan.
Those under fifteen constitute forty one percent of the population. Naturally enough, Pakistan was a prime sponsor of the 1990 World Summit on Children. We were also among the first countries to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990. Despite enormous resource constraints Pakistan has attempted to create the necessary infra-structure to promote and protect the rights of the child in Pakistan. We have established a National Commission for Child Welfare and Development, alongwith its provincial chapters, is dedicated to implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child.