Children and adolescents in Pakistan

Quotes about children and adolescents in Pakistan.

Quotes

• My dream is for my land and my people to cease fighting and allow our children to reach their full potential regardless of sex, status, or belief.
  • Benazir Bhutto, "Reflections on Working Towards Peace" in Architects of Peace: Visions of Hope in Words and Images (2000) edited by Michael Collopy

• Our country's healthcare spending is less than one per cent of GDP, even though the WHO recommends 6pc. And only 4pc of Pakistani children receive a 'minimally acceptable diet'. These poor healthcare and nutrition standards expose the flaws of the prime minister's reasoning that our youthful demography will protect us against the worst of the pandemic; malnourishment can hardly boost immunity.
  • Huma Yusuf, Missing rights (04 May, 2020), Dawn