Even children are not immune from the increased activity of criminals in the metropolis as 170 of them were kidnapped or went missing in the first nine months of 2012. These statistics came up in the Society for the Protection of the Rights of Child (Sparc) annual report, titled ‘The State of Pakistan’s Children 2012’, on Thursday. The report documents the deteriorating living conditions for children and how access to necessities, such as education, better health facilities and speedy justice remained a privilege reserved for few. Read details in Express Tribune