During a Supreme Court hearing on Tuesday, an additional attorney general informed a three-member bench headed by the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) that the government is working on a bill on the rights of children.
CJP Mian Saqib Nisar, while being informed of progress made on the Tayyaba child maid 'torture' case, instructed the concerned lawyers to present an initial draft of the bill against domestic child labour in court.
The CJP pointed out that the Domestic Workers (Employment Rights) Act had been presented in Senate in 2013 and nothing came of it.
"This societal menace needs to be abolished and it would be if all children are educated under the constitutional provisions of free education for children," Justice Nisar observed.
Additional Attorney General Rana Waqar told the bench that the government was discussing the bill with stakeholders and that it would be presented in court soon.
Justice Nisar instructed the attorney general to show the final draft of the bill to all stakeholders and inform the court about their comments.
Regarding the Tayyaba case proceedings, Advocate General Islamabad Mian Abdul Rauf told the court that the case has been sent to the Islamabad High Court and will be heard there.
He further informed the court that the chalaan against the defendants has been filed and they have been sent notices to appear in court on April 27.
