Loud Thinking

My letter published today by the daily “The News”.

They don’t need any education?

Friday, March 28, 2014
From Print Edition

The people of Sindh highly appreciated it when – almost a year back – the Sindh Assembly passed legislation that provided free and compulsory education and school uniforms to a fixed percentage of children from the lower-income strata, living near private schools in Sindh. However, to date, not a single poor child was allowed this facility of free education for poor children living in the vicinity of private schools.

Was this a pre-election gimmick? In India, all private schools – as per law – are already providing free education and free school uniforms to poor children who live nearby; this they do equal to 20 percent of the enrolled students. But here in Pakistan, who cares for the education of the poor kids, when not a soul moved on the death of the hundreds of poor children from measles, other diseases, hunger and drought?

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad

Lahore