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Summary Pakistan stands second in list of countries where majority of children wander without schooling.
It was revealed in a seminar held under UNICIF in Lahore on Thursday.It was told in the seminar that about 7 million children, majority girls, have no schooling.Experts highlighted that long distance between home and school, poverty, taboos, sense of insecurity and lack of boundary walls at schools are stumbling blocks to girls’ enrolment.It was also told in the seminar that a large number of women are attached with the teaching department but most of them are rendering services in private schools.Lack of women teachers in public schools is one of the main reasons behind poor girls’ enrolment.
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