Middle-class families in Karachi are choosing to pay extra to send their children to private schools in the hopes that they will get a better education because public schools in Pakistan often lack resources.
Three days before its five-year term formally coming to an end, Pakistan’s parliament was dissolved on the advice of its prime minister. Despite the fact that it was the third successive parliament in the 76-year history of the country to complete its term, some argue that Pakistan’s democracy remains weak in Pakistan as the military continues to be the center of power.