Biological Parents Sell Their Children

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In this video, Sarah Ahmad, Chairperson of the Child Protection & Welfare Bureau, Punjab, speaks about why protecting children is ultimately a state responsibility, and what happens after a child enters state care. She discusses the scale of child rescue operations in Punjab, the realities behind reported cases of child abuse, abduction, child labour and forced begging, and how the adoption and foster care system functions in Pakistan, including the safeguards involved.

 

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