Street Children

The children who live and lead their life on street and lane are known as street children. Generally they are homeless and ready to do anything for money – whether it is moral or immoral. The children who run away from their homes on account of cruel and injustice attitudes of their parents and guardians are generally abducted and manipulated in wrong ways. Some who are saved from abduction become street children. Whatever the consequences the runaway children face - their parents remain in dilemma all the life and deeply regret constantly over their cruel and unjust attitudes with their children.

Most children who have good faces and figures happen to sex-workers and spoil the society by way of their ill-doings. In the light of Pakistan Scenario Street children have become a social evil not only for states but also for citizens as they are manipulated by culprits for their negative and immoral desires as well as they are brainwashed for terrorism activities causing casualties and loss of properties and infrastructure in all over the country. Some street children in the long run become criminals and form their own groups to carry out illegal activities including abduction for ransom and if ransom is not provided they kill the kidnapped child cause endless gloom and grief for parents.

The core causes of growing street children and homeless people are i) poverty ii) illegal relations of men and women iii) ignorance and lack of education iv) injustice and cruelty of parents and guardians v) materialistic and money-oriented thinking and attitudes vi) lack of passion vi) lack of human values vii) unbalanced fostering and above all viii) forgetting and away from Islamic Teachings.

The problem of street children has become an economy and social issue and it can be resolved by way of economic and social reforms. The governments and social reformers are requested to pay heed to overcome this problem.