Among the provinces of Pakistan, Punjab is considered to be having more literacy rate but around 35 million people are illiterate at present in Punjab. Educational standards and measurements are very low in most of the parts of Pakistan. It is mostly because of language discrimination. In private sector schools, ducation is given in English language, instead of our national language Urdu. Very few students get access to the secondary level education; most of them remain only up to the primary level. Most of the children cannot go to fulfil their secondary education because of poverty and parents force their children to work. Researches show that child labour rate in Pakistan is high amongst other Asian countries. Most of females in Pakistan are illiterate as compared to males. Government of Pakistan is not focusing on education crises in Pakistan, which is a big demand of time. A number of government schools remain closed all over the year because of negligence, lack of teachers and infrastructure.
In addition, the educational system of the country must be reshaped and restructured according to national development goals. The orphans and other deserving children must be helped financially on a prolonged basis. It is also essential to eliminate child labour from the country. Though Pakistan has recently passed laws greatly limiting child labour and indentured servitude – but those laws are universally ignored, and some 11 million children, aged four to fourteen, keep our factories operating, often working in brutal and squalid conditions.
ANAM HAYAT
Islamabad
