Summary Under the new law every child would have the right of education.
KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari signed the Federal Compulsory Education Bill at a ceremony in here on Wednesday.
Speaking on the occasion‚ the President said getting basic education will be the basic right of each child under this law.
He said depriving children from education will be a crime. He said the government will ensure elementary education to every child under this law at all cost.
President Zardari said providing basic education to children was a vision of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto.
He said the government is working on a policy of reconciliation to develop a consensus of all political forces on all important national issues. He urged all political parties to unite on protecting national interest.
The President said the incumbent government is working for strengthening democracy in the country which is our future.
