{"id":260363,"date":"2022-05-14T08:48:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T03:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=260363"},"modified":"2022-05-14T08:48:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T03:48:02","slug":"child-rights-activist-receives-commonwealth-points-of-light-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/child-rights-activist-receives-commonwealth-points-of-light-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Child rights activist receives Commonwealth Points of Light award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nPakistani lawyer and activist Tahera Hasan received the Commonwealth Points of Light award due to her efforts for promoting the wellbeing of orphaned, abandoned and stateless children.<br \/>\nPoints of Light Awards are given to outstanding individual volunteers who are making a positive change in their community, said a press statement issued by the British High Commission on Friday.<br \/>\nHaving been a strong supporter of adoption, Hasan specialises in family law and custody cases. She founded the Imkaan Welfare Organisation in 2012, which now runs a shelter and recreational centre for orphaned and abandoned children in Karachi\u2019s Machar Colony, a squatter settlement home to nearly 700,000 people. Hasan has also set up a mother and child healthcare centre there.<br \/>\nIn addition, Hasan helps in the adoption of orphans and stateless children, helping reduce both infanticide and child abandonment. Imkaan, she says, was founded on the principle that \u201ceach and every child not only has the right to live but to thrive\u201d.<br \/>\nTahera Hasan said: \u201cIt is an honour and privilege to receive the Points of Light Award. It is a recognition for the work of all those involved on a day-to-day basis, highlighting and fighting for the rights of stateless and marginalised communities in Pakistan.<br \/>\nThe right to citizenship, identity and more specifically children\u2019s rights, is a neglected subject. This award goes a step forward in bringing these issues to the forefront.\u201d<br \/>\nUK High Commissioner to Pakistan Dr Christian Turner said that Tahera is making a big impact on the lives of some of the most vulnerable children in Pakistan. This recognition of her work is a testimony to the long-standing and deep ties that UK, Pakistan and other Commonwealth nations share, he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD Pakistani lawyer and activist Tahera Hasan received the Commonwealth Points of Light award due to her efforts for promoting the wellbeing of orphaned, abandoned and stateless children. 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