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print versionPakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and others file lawsuit demanding that the state fulfill its constitutional obligation to provide education for all. See news reports below:
The Express Tribune, 6 May 2011
PAKISTAN: Social organisations sue the state, want a govt plan to ensure every child is enrolled
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The amendment’s Article 25A, ‘Right to Education’, clearly binds the state to provide free education to all children, which is why members of civil society held a press conference at the Karachi Press Club with an aim to create enough stir to make education the government’s top priority in the upcoming budget on May 28.
Ills such as wide disparities between regions and gender, a lack of trained teachers and poor physical infrastructure have marred the educational system of the country, said Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research’s (Piler) Karamat Ali.
