Pakistan`s schools crisis has `devastating impact on millions of girls`
(The Guardian Pakistan)

A third of girls are unable to attend primary school due to lack of facilities, research by Human Rights Watch revealsPakistan´s school system is in crisis, with a lack of government facilities creating `education deserts` for poor children, especially girls, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch.A third of girls across the country are not attending primary school, compared with 21% of boys. By the ninth grade, just 13% of girls are still in school, it said. Related: The invisible female candidates shut out of Pakistan`s elections | Munizae Jahangir Continue reading...