ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Tehmina Janjua on Friday handed over the custody of an Afghan child to the Afghan Embassy in Islamabad.
The child had come to Pakistan with his parents for medical treatment of his father. However, during their stay in Islamabad, Ubaidullah went missing. The mother of the child could not find him. Due to the sudden demise of Ubaidullah’s father, she then left for Afghanistan.
The child was found by Islamabad Police on November 7, 2015 and was referred to Child Protection and Welfare Bureau, who took custody of the child and provided him a homelike environment along with education, healthcare and psychological counseling.
Meanwhile, Pakistani authorities as well as the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul continued their efforts for tracing his family in Afghanistan. After successful conclusion of these efforts, Ubaidullah was handed over to the Afghan Embassy in Islamabad. He would be travelling later on Friday to reunite with his family in Afghanistan.
Published in Daily Times, January 20th 2018.
