Sir: It is a well-known fact that children are the future of any nation but it is worrying that in Balochistan most of our children are out of school. In recent years, as many as 4.3 million primary aged children and 2.9 million lower secondary aged children are out of school. An additional 5.1 million children are not receiving pre-primary school education in Balochistan. In fact, without educational advancement no nation can achieve targets of progress and prosperity. Hence, being an individual of this country, I request the government and the concerned authorities to kindly pay attention to this issue so that there is some hope left for this beleaguered province.NASEEM BRAHIMTurbat