WORK
Right to Education (Article 25-A)
Education is a right, not a privilege. In 2010, Pakistan made this the law. The 18th Amendment added Article 25-A to the Constitution, which says the state must provide free and compulsory education to every child aged 5 to 16.
But a law only matters if it is followed, and this one is not. Millions of children in Pakistan are still out of school, and it is almost always the same children who miss out: the poor, children in rural areas, girls, children with disabilities, and minorities. For PCE, the right to education is where everything begins. It is the standard we hold every budget, policy, and school against, and it is the reason we exist.
What we do
PROGRAMS & INITIATIVES
Conventions & Conferences
Town Halls
Town Halls are one of PCE's most effective grassroots strategies, and the backbone of its community engagement.
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Policy Dialogues & Consultations
Roundtable on Girls' Education
A parliamentary dialogue pressing for the implementation of Punjab's Free and Compulsory Education Act.
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Policy Dialogues & Consultations
Progress & Challenges to Achieve RTE and SDG-4 in Times of COVID-19
A parliamentary roundtable in Karachi that won pledges from Sindh's legislators on inclusive learning.
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PUBLICATIONS
Research Report
Whose Voice Matters? Youth Agency in Determining and Learning the Skills that Matter in Pakistan's Public Secondary Schools
Pakistan's education system is built for young people, but almost never with them. A study of who decides what students learn, and what it costs when students have no say.
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Spotlight Report
2025 Civil Society Spotlight Report on SDG 4: Gender Equality & Social Inclusion in Pakistan's Education System
With less than five years left to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, Pakistan is moving backwards on education. This Civil Society Spotlight Report on SDG 4 puts gender equality and social inclusion at the centre and charts a path toward an education system that leaves no learner behind.
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Policy Paper
Education Emergency in Pakistan: An Urgent Call to Action
PCE's flagship white paper on Pakistan's education emergency that sees the crisis through three connected lenses: gender-transformative education, equitable financing, and climate resilience.
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INISGHTS
Documentaries & Films
Primary Education Issues | Lights! Camera! Education! Student Film Contest Copy Copy Copy Copy
Sania Nasir, IBA Sukkur (5th). PCE invited filmmaking and academia students across Pakistan to capture the country's primary-education issues in one-minute films. The top five — judged on content, creativity, imagery, story, and technical quality — were screened at PCE's 6th Annual Convention on 30 December 2015.
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Documentaries & Films
Sowing Weeds to Reap Wheat | Lights! Camera! Education! Student Film Contest
Awais Siddiqui, Bahria University (4th). PCE invited filmmaking and academia students across Pakistan to capture the country's primary-education issues in one-minute films. The top five — judged on content, creativity, imagery, story, and technical quality — were screened at PCE's 6th Annual Convention on 30 December 2015.
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Documentaries & Films
Half Education | Lights! Camera! Education! Student Film Contest
Yasir Ali, Riphah University (3rd). PCE invited filmmaking and academia students across Pakistan to capture the country's primary-education issues in one-minute films. The top five — judged on content, creativity, imagery, story, and technical quality — were screened at PCE's 6th Annual Convention on 30 December 2015.
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