Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Constitution 1973 § Article 25A — Right to education
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[The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of five to sixteen years in such manner as may be determined by law.]
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Source citation: Constitution Article 25A: Pakistan Code portal PDF p.26, ingested 2026-09-15. Footnote: ins. by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 (Act No. X of 2010), ss.8-9. NEW in v2.
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