The Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 controls all that is happening within Pakistan. The Government, the Legislature, and the Judiciary are all subject to our Constitution. The Constitution provides us certain Fundamental Rights (basic rights) which must be provided to all citizens at all costs! No exceptions – except when the Constitution itself provides an exception, and not otherwise.

Article 25-A provides the Fundamental Right to free education. It states that the State – the government and the legislature – needs to provide free and compulsory education to all the children of 5 to 16 years. This means that not only the education needs to be free, it also needs to be compulsory. The State is bound to ensure that every child (of 5-16 years of age) gets this free and mandatory education at all costs.

The Fundamental Rights can not be violated by any government nor can be suppressed by any new law. If a citizen finds himself deprived of a fundamental right, he can approach the High Court and the Supreme Court of Pakistan for its enforcement. These courts have the power to make appropriate orders in this regard. Follow our social media pages for more information on Fundamental Rights!