Empty Promises?: Improving state of education

Only 0.47% of 1 million children attend primary school in Malakand division.


News Desk April 07, 2013

With only 0.47% of 1 million children in primary school, Alif Ailaan, an NGO has secured promises from 17 candidates to end the education emergency in Malakand division, according to a press release. The enrolment rate at the secondary level is even worse where only 14 per cent of children attend school. In five of the seven districts, secondary enrolment for girls is under seven per cent. One in three girls attends primary school in Swat, while one in five girls attends primary school in Shangla. Alif Ailaan Campaign Director Mosharraf Zaidi said, “While the responsibility of providing education rests with the government, the duty of relentlessly demanding it rests with parents. He has called on residents of Malakand to vote for candidates committed to improving the state of education and arrest the decreasing enrolment rate in the area.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 7th, 2013.

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