"Those of us who condemn mullah for establishing madrassas and the downtrodden class for sending their children to be “educated” there do not realize that it is a matter of simple economics. The poor masses have no choice except free-madrassas. Secular education in Pakistan is a luxury and available only to those who have tesha-e-zar". 

Some commentators disagreed with me and insisted that Pakistan has government-run free education system up to 10th grade.
 
Incidentally today I was watching IQ Discussion: "Pakistan: What next?”, a town hall meeting in London with an interesting panel including Imran Khan and Jaswant Singh, ex-Foreign Minister of India. The proceedings are in 12 parts.  In Q&A session a question was asked about the state of education in Pakistan. Following is Imran Khan's reply that is not different what I wrote.   
 
"Education in Pakistan is just for tiny rich elite. If you are rich you can afford quality education, otherwise the education (system) is collapsed" (Imran Khan)"
 
Those who are interested in the subject can click the following link and watch Imran's full remarks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTOM8JPTqxY
 
Regards
 
Anis Zuberi