No one could be more satisfied and self-congratulatory in celebrating the World Children's Day on 20th November than the Child Right Bureaucrats of Pakistan. Having surpassed all imaginable performance records and having created a mini heaven for every child in Pakistan, they deserve every credit, glory and award. But for the colour of their skin, even the prestigious Stockholm award could have landed in their laps many moons ago.

Here is a miniscule exposure of our achievements. Pending for past many decades, we have been able to comprehensively resolve the problem of our 28 million out-of-school children. They are all back in schools, transported each day by dedicated luxury school buses, receive world class education (using the Finnish model) and fed hearty nutritious meals. The age-old compulsion of teachers often using canes, sticks and rulers to discipline the wayward has not been heard for decades.

The problem of 60 per cent children, neither registered nor........

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