The UNICEF has termed all activities which deprive a child of his or her right to get education as child labour. According to this definition all the grazing task performed by the children in Killa Saifullah district can be termed as child labour. On the other hand these children not only share the economic burden of their family by herding the livestock but also learn their family trade which may be seen as apprenticeship. Most of the working children in Killa Saifullah district are involved in livestock grazing. Very few children work at hotels, car and engineering workshops, bicycle repair shops, blacksmith shops, tunnors (loaf makers), hair cutting saloons and tailoring shops. In most of the cases children work here as apprentices and are paid a little amount as stipend.

 In the localities far from settled villages, where water is not available in the house, children are supposed to fetch water and sometimes to collect fuel wood. In the livestock farming communities, they herd cattle and help in cattle raising. Sometimes children are engaged for picking fruit. Although all the tasks children perform are considered a help to their families, these activities actually keep them from going to school and are included in child labour by the UNICEF’s definition. The girls are not being allowed to go to school or taken off because their presence is needed at home, to look after younger siblings and help in household chores, collection of water, etc.