Mera Pyara - Virtual Center for Child Safety is Pakistan’s largest and most comprehensive child safety and protection center. Designed as a people-centered and technology-driven platform, Mera Pyara works to ensure that no child is left unprotected, no vulnerable person remains unidentified, and no family is forced to live with lifelong uncertainty. Operating nationwide across Pakistan, it has become a trusted lifeline for families facing the trauma of loss, abuse, or exploitation.
At its core, Mera Pyara exists to reunite lost children with their families while also ensuring complete protection for children from every form of assault, abuse, or exploitation. Unlike traditional systems that address only one problem at a time, Mera Pyara brings all aspects of child safety together on a single national platform. It focuses on prevention, protection, recovery, and family reunification, ensuring complete support for children under one coordinated system.
A Nationwide Child Safety System
Mera Pyara operates across all provinces of Pakistan, making it the first official platform of its kind with nationwide reach. Whether a case is reported from a major city or a remote rural area, the system functions with the same urgency and efficiency. Families can report lost and found cases, abuse concerns, or safety threats through multiple channels, including the Mera Pyara website, the PSCA Public Safety App, Mera Pyara official Facebook page, the Punjab 15 toll-free helpline, and WhatsApp 0309-0000015.
This nationwide accessibility ensures that help is available 24/7. At any hour of the day or night, families can reach out and receive immediate guidance and support. This round-the-clock operation reflects Pakistan’s growing need for a unified child protection system that does not depend on location, time, or resources.
Reuniting Lost and Unidentified Individuals
One of Mera Pyara’s most visible roles is reuniting lost children with their families. Many of these children are too young, traumatized, speech-impaired, or unable to share identifying details. Alongside children, the platform also works extensively to reunite lost or unidentified senior citizens and persons with disabilities who are found separated from their families.
To address this challenge, Mera Pyara maintains a unified data center of unidentified and recovered individuals. This database is publicly accessible through the Mera Pyara website and the PSCA Public Safety App, allowing families anywhere in Pakistan to search and identify their loved ones. By centralizing information that was once scattered across police stations, welfare homes, and shelters, Mera Pyara has removed major barriers to reunification.
Complete Protection Beyond Lost and Found
Mera Pyara is not limited to lost-and-found cases. It plays a critical role in addressing serious child safety concerns, including physical abuse, sexual assault, harassment, sodomy, and digital exploitation. In many parts of Pakistan, such cases remain unreported due to fear, stigma, and lack of trust in formal systems. Mera Pyara provides a secure and confidential channel where concerns can be reported without hesitation.
Every case related to child protection is treated with urgency, sensitivity, and professionalism. Victims and families receive guidance, coordination with relevant authorities, and protection through a structured response system. This holistic approach ensures that children are not only found but also safeguarded from further harm.
Collaboration with Law Enforcement and Welfare Organizations
What truly makes Mera Pyara Pakistan’s most effective child safety platform is its extensive collaboration network. The system works closely with a wide range of organizations and departments, including Edhi Centers, Child Protection and Welfare Bureaus, orphanages, old age homes, and shelter facilities.
Equally important is its coordination with law enforcement agencies such as the Punjab Police, Railway Police, Motorway Police, Punjab Highway Patrol, and other emergency services. This multi-agency collaboration ensures that information flows quickly, responsibilities are clearly allocated, and cases move forward without unnecessary delays. No other platform in Pakistan brings together such a large number of stakeholders into a single, coordinated child protection system.
Technology Driving Faster Reunifications
Advanced technology lies at the heart of Mera Pyara’s operations. The platform uses facial recognition, AI-based record matching, and whereabouts analysis to help identify lost and unidentified individuals. These tools significantly reduce the time required to trace families and confirm identities.
In addition to AI technology, Mera Pyara actively uses social media as a recovery tool. Targeted awareness campaigns and paid boosting help ensure that information reaches the right audience quickly. This digital outreach has been especially helpful in cases where normal or traditional ways of identifying people do not work.
International Collaboration with ICMEC
Mera Pyara is also a collaborator of the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC), connecting Pakistan’s child protection efforts with global best practices. This international collaboration strengthens Mera Pyara’s systems, enhances knowledge sharing, and aligns local operations with global child safety standards. By working with ICMEC, Mera Pyara reinforces its commitment to protecting children not just nationally, but in line with international expectations and frameworks.
A Complete Child Protection Ecosystem
What sets Mera Pyara apart is its ability to combine humanity, technology, and institutional coordination into one seamless ecosystem. It is not just a reporting platform, nor just a recovery service. It is a complete child safety and protection center designed to prevent harm, respond to crises, reunite families, and restore dignity.
By operating nationwide, working 24/7, collaborating with dozens of organizations, and utilizing advanced technology, Mera Pyara has set a new benchmark for child protection in Pakistan. For thousands of families, it represents hope in moments of fear and certainty in times of confusion.
Conclusion
Mera Pyara - Virtual Center for Child Safety stands as Pakistan’s largest and most centralized child safety and protection platform. Its mission to reunite lost children, protect them from assault and exploitation, support vulnerable senior citizens and persons with disabilities, and deliver nationwide child safety has transformed how protection systems function in Pakistan.
Through strong collaborations, advanced AI technology, social media outreach, and international partnership with ICMEC, Mera Pyara continues to build a safer future where no child is forgotten, no vulnerable person is ignored, and no family is left alone.