ISLAMABAD: The National Commission on the Rights of Child (NCRC) has submitted its reply in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in the case related to the social media use by under-16 children.
ARY News has also received the NCRC’s reply to the court comprises of 17 pages.
The national commission while accepting reservations in the petition urged for devising a mechanism and regulatory framework for verification of age, also recommended the online protection of children as part of the regulatory framework of the ‘Digital Nation Pakistan Act’.
The commission has also recommended for an effective online safety mechanism for children with age verification.
The child rights commission has also stressed boosting specific capacity for probe of the children’s online sexual exploitation.
The commission also recommended for a specialized system and boosting related capability of the NCCIA.
“Effective legal and regulatory measures are inevitable for online protection of minors,” the commission said in its reply to the court.
The Islamabad High Court hearing a plea seeking regulation of the social media use by under-16 children.
The court had issued notices to the ministries of Information Technology, Information, Interior, Law, the PTA and the PEMRA and summoned their reply.
Petitioner Waqas Nasir’s lawyers Muhammad Jalal Haider and Yahya Farid Khawaja appeared before the court pleading for an effective age verification mechanism for social media accounts users.
Petitioners also requested a court order for legislation protecting children from cyber bullying, online harassment and safety from hazardous online material.
The court was also pleaded for devising a comprehensive legal and regulatory framework for online protection of children.
Petitioner’s lawyers referring legislation in various countries as an international trend for digital protection of children.
