| Legislative Business | Title |
|---|---|
| Act | Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 |
| Act | Guardian and Wards Act, 1890 |
| Act | The West Pakistan Maternity Benefit Ordinance, 1958 |
| Act | Probation of Offenders Ordinance, 1960 |
| Act | Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016 |
| Act | National Commission on the Rights of Child Act, 2017 |
| Act | Juvenile Justice System Act, 2018 |
| Act | Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2018 |
| Act | Zainab Alert, Response and Recovery Act, 2020 |
| Act | Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Act, 2021 |
| Act | Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2025 |
Protection for Children under the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
The Constitution of Pakistan protects the rights of children and provides for their welfare.
Fundamental Rights
- Article 3. Eradication of all forms of exploitation, ensuring that individuals are treated fairly based on their abilities and contributions.
- Article 11(1). Slavery is non-existent and forbidden and no law shall permit or facilitate its introduction into Pakistan in any form.
- Article 11(2). All forms of forced labour and traffic in human beings are prohibited.
- Article 11(3) No child below the age of fourteen years shall be engaged in any factory or mine or any other hazardous employment.
- Article 25(1). All citizens are equal before law and are entitled to equal protection of law.
- Article 25(2). There shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex.
- Article 25(3). State can make special provisions for the protection of women and children.
- Article 25(A). The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of five to sixteen years in such manner as may be determined by law.
Principles of Policy
- Article 35. The State shall protect the marriage, the family, the mother and the child.
- Article 37 (a). The State shall promote, with special care, the educational and economic interests of backward classes or areas.
- Article 37 (b). The State shall remove illiteracy and provide free and compulsory secondary education within minimum possible period.
- Article 37 (e). The State shall make provision for securing just and humane conditions of work, ensuring that children and women are not employed in vocations unsuited to their age or sex, and for maternity benefits for women in employment.