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Summary Citizens have expressed grave concerns over rising menace of child labor in twin cities.
Social circles and citizens have expressed concerns over rising child labour in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, saying swelling poverty in the country is the main reason behind child Labor.The citizens said that it is quite astonishing that child labor exists with its same severity even in federal capital as in the other parts of the country. Pakistan is one of the countries where child labor surged to the highest level, they added.They said that due to lack of opportunities, high rate of population growth, unemployment, and uneven distribution of resources, outdated social customs and excess of other factors contributed in this menace.Meanwhile, children from the ages of 9 to 18 are almost equally vulnerable to child labor. Children work in the industries setup in the federal capitals industrial area where they work under pressure and are paid less as compared to actual salary.
