Pakistan reunites Afghan child with family

Boy had come to Pakistan for medical treatment of his father and went missing during their stay

Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Tehmina Janjua as a goodwill gesture handed over the custody of an Afghan child to the Afghan Embassy in Islamabad on Friday, the Foreign Office said in a press release.

The child, Ubaid Ullah, had come to Pakistan with his parents for the medical treatment of his father. However, during their stay in Islamabad, Ubaid went missing. The mother of the child could not find any clue about his whereabouts, and due to sudden demise of his father, had left for Afghanistan.



The child was found by Islamabad Police on November 7, 2015 and was referred to Child Protection and Welfare Bureau who took the custody of the child. He was provided with a homelike environment along with education, healthcare and psychological counseling.

Meanwhile Pakistani authorities as well as the Pakistan embassy in Kabul continued efforts to trace Ubaid's family in Afghanistan.

After successful conclusion of these efforts, the child was handed over to the Afghan Embassy in Islamabad on Friday. He will be travelling later today to be reunited with his family in Afghanistan.

The government and people of Afghanistan deeply appreciated Pakistan’s efforts in taking good care of the destitute Afghan child and his safe reunion with his family.