Pakistan, July 6 -- More than 25 million children in Pakistan have remained out of school for decades despite the government's education emergency, according to a Civil Services Academy (CSA) policy report. The report attributes the crisis to inadequate funding, weak governance, fragmented administration, and uneven provincial capacity. It warns that poor implementation, rather than policymaking, remains the biggest obstacle to improving education access.

The report says more than two years have passed since the federal government declared a National Education Emergency, yet progress has remained limited. Although all provinces prepared education roadmaps under the National Education Action Plan (NEAP) 2026, structural weaknesses have sl...