Pakistan, May 29 -- ISLAMABAD - Experts have raised alarm over the lack of children's involvement in Pakistan's child rights policies, warning that excluding young voices weakens the relevance and impact of protective measures.

Currently, decisions about child rights are largely shaped by adults-experts, policymakers, and activists-leaving children, the actual stakeholders, without a seat at the table. This approach, experts say, often leads to ineffective policies that fail to address the real needs of children.

"When adults design policies alone, they often overlook age-specific needs and interests," said a child rights advocate. "This disconnect results in poor implementation and low engagement from those the policies aim to protect....