Millions of Children in Restive Pakistani Province Lack Access to Education

Nine-year-old Fahad works at a tailor shop in Peshawar with his brother to provide for their family of 11, including his six brothers, two sisters and his parents. Making just $20 a month, his job hinders him from going to school. “Every day on my way to work, I see students who go to school and it is very hard for me to ignore them,” Fahad told VOA. “My parents are poor and I have to work to be able to make ends meet.” Fahad is not alone on having to trade off school for work. An...

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