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10.5 million children, a significant 17% of Pakistan’s child population according to UNICEF, are forced to work in menial jobs to support family income (most of them live on the streets and are unable to integrate into mainstream society; primary school enrolment rate has gone up by only 1% in 2012-13 over 2011-12; more than 85% school-going aged children in Pakistan have access only to government schools characterised by poor infrastructure, absentee teachers, stale curriculum and little or no creativity; gender disparity for primary education stands at 0.9, the lowest in South Asia. The budget allocation of 2% of GDP towards education is the lowest amongst SAARC countries. Girls have to fight a constant battle to convince their parents that their education too, is vital. My article Education under siege in The Nation nation.pk/columns/08-Sep-2014/education-under-siege
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 09:13:49 +0000

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