Pakistan, May 4 -- Pakistan has too much on its plate to worry about the seemingly unimportant issue of education. So what if 26 million of its children remain out of school? Clearly, there are more pressing matters than a disturbingly low literacy rate (lowest in South Asia) and report after report ringing alarm bells over the dismal quality of education provided to 43 million who somehow manage to enter classrooms! The federal government's decision to declare an education emergency for the next four years to spell an end to the gaping disparities and ensure that all Pakistani children could finally enjoy their birthright to education and a better future has failed to create much buzz in the mainstream media. That it is not difficult to ...