islamabad pakistani private school charitable institutions religious seminaries step supplement government-run school help deal education need fast-growing nation estimate 50 million school-age children despite 220,000 school nationwide pakistan 20 million out-of-school children accord 2016 government report government pump money school education budget swell 15 percent every year since 2010 accord education consultancy alif ailaan unite nations put current budget 2.65 percent gdp roughly billion around 150 per student experts say government meet education need part problem lie quality teach rather dearth money number school quality attitude say zeba hussain founder mashal school educate children displace war country north situate outskirts pakistan capital islamabad charitable school begin hussain meet group refugee children visit hill encircle city many private institutions criticize describe deeply flaw government education system students label smart stupid right start say shaista kazmi vision 21 privately-funded ngo run speed literacy program out-of-school children compress five years read proficiency one federal education director tariq masood strongly disagree critique teachers add population growth fund big challenge face government school one underqualified enter government system few check private system masood say masood say government school adhere nationwide curriculum constantly rework innovate country poor often send children one thousands religious madrassas arabic word school students board feed give islamic education operate without government oversight pakistan madrassas become synonmous create militant fighters hardline teach islam many link organizations taliban al qaeda many provide shelter three full meals good education young people whose families unable make end meet certain case people send kid even afford fee say irfan sher al-nadwa madrassa subject prioritize students capable analyze teach sher insist country future hinge youth teach overall policy change ... understand want change country way spread quality education say pakistan 's youthful population create education challenge