As part of the initiative launched by UNICEF Pakistan and the Human Rights Ministry of Pakistan, 30 monuments across the country turned blue to commemorate World Children’s Day on November 20, 2020.

Monuments in six cities including Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Ziarat, Karachi and Lahore were illuminated with blue lights. Minar-e-Pakistan, the Ministry of Human Rights, Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Saudi-Pak Tower in Islamabad were among the buildings that turned blue.

Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore
Delhi Gate, Lahore
Quaid-e-Azam House, Karachi
Ziarat
Quaid-e-Azam Library, Lahore
Karachi Port
National Assembly
Prime Minister office, Islamabad
Islamia College, Peshawar
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
Khyber Pass, Peshawar
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, Islamabad
Punjab Assembly, Lahore.
Saudi Pak Tower, Islamabad

This the third year in a row that buildings across the country and globe were lit up to call for a world in which the vision of the CRC of the Child becomes a reality. World Children’s Day marks the adoption of the Convention on Nov 20, 1989. Pakistan ratified the convention the following year.

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Meanwhile, Prime Minister Imran Khan, while commemorating Children’s Day said: “Children are the most precious resource of any nation and the sole guarantee for its future.”