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Second group of child jockeys from Abu Dhabi arriving
LAHORE July 07 : The second group of child jockeys is arriving here from Abu Dahbi by PIA flight No.PK 256 early on Thursday.
According to latest information received form Pakistan Mission, Abu Dahbi, this batch would consist of 95 children and 15 adults. Child jockeys are being retrieved in a joint effort of UAE Government, UNICEF, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Overseas Pakistanis foundation. It may be recalled that the first batch consisting of 22 child jockeys arrived at Lahore on 21-06-2005.
They were received by Minister of State for Overseas Pakistanis, Senator Tariq Azeem, MD, OPF Khalid Latif UNICEF Representative Pakistan Omar Abidi. Later they were handed over to “Child Protection and Welfare Bureau” of government of Punjab for rehabilitation. Parents of ten Children were traced and their children were handed over to them.
The coming child jockeys shall be rehabilitated in the Bureau till their parents are not traced. Pakistan Mission Abu Dhabi shall keep sending child jockeys as soon as their documents are prepared and cleared for repatriation. There are about 400 more such children in the two contres of UNICEF, UAE.