An Overview of Missing Children scenario 2020 in Pakistan

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the frequency of missing children in Pakistan with respect to their provincial placement along with age and gender based distribution.
Subjects & Methods: A cross-sectional survey was done by gathering the data of missing children from Sahil NGO regarding their provincial belonging and their age as well as gender grouping. The data was analyzed by using Microsoft Excel 2010.
Results: Of the total 345 missing children, most (55.6%) of the children belonged to Sindh followed by 20% from Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (KPK) and 14.8% from Punjab. First Information Report (FIR) of only 209 was registered at police station. 43.8% of the missing children were 11-15 years old and about 86.1% of the missing were boys.
Conclusion: Boys in 11-15 years age group residing in Sindh, KPK and Punjab are most likely to be missed.