Alhamdulillah, after six long years of separation, Saira is finally reunited with her family and can return to the warmth and care of her loved ones.
In 2020, Saira was found in an abandoned condition in WAPDA Town, Gujranwala. The person who found her immediately informed the police. Considering her safety and well-being, she was subsequently shifted to the Child Protection Bureau Lahore, where she remained under care and protection alongside other children.
In 2024, the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) launched Mera Pyara – Virtual Center for Child Safety, with the vision of reconnecting lost and unidentified children, senior citizens, and special persons living in child protection institutions, Edhi Homes, and other welfare organizations with their families.
As part of this mission, the Mera Pyara Team began regularly visiting these institutions to collect information, document cases, and add details of unidentified individuals to its central dashboard. The team also shares awareness banners, photographs, and video interviews through official social media platforms to help families recognize and locate their loved ones.
During one such visit to the Child Protection Bureau Lahore, the Mera Pyara Team documented Saira's case and collected the information she could provide about her family. Based on the address she remembered, the team visited WAPDA Town, Gujranwala, to find the house where her mother used to work. However, they could not identify the exact location.
The team then continued its efforts through social media outreach. Mera Pyara shared Saira's banner and short video interview on its official social media platforms so someone from her family might recognize her.
Alhamdulillah, the efforts finally brought a breakthrough.
Saira's paternal uncle came across her interview on Facebook and immediately recognized her as his niece. He contacted her parents and informed them that Saira had been found. Following the necessary verification and court procedures, Saira was reunited with her family.
After six years of separation, Saira can finally return home and live with the people who had been waiting to see her again. What began with a social media video turned into a life-changing moment for an entire family.
This reunion reflects Mera Pyara's purpose: to ensure children living in protection centers are not forgotten and that every possible effort is made to reconnect them with their families.
Mera Pyara – Virtual Center for Child Safety, an initiative of the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA), remains committed to bringing families together through coordinated fieldwork, institutional collaboration, technology and social media outreach.
Six years apart, one video that changed everything, and a family reunited. Alhamdulillah.
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