Every one is aware that Pakistani State is so weak that it can not maintain its write having no rule of law in the country. But it highly heart breaking when this condition impacts the most vulnerable members of the society-the children. Particularly when the children themselves are from poor background and come from conflict ridden areas of the country. Twenty six little girls were found in a home in Karachi held as bargaining chips in a debt recovery exercise. The girls were brought to a house whose owner had taken a loan from the management of a Madrassah (Religious school), where girls were enrolled as students. According to reports Madrasah management sought to impose the cost of upkeep of the girls on the owner of the house, as well as to use the girls as a way to maintain a presence in the house in case it needed to be taken against the loan in the event of default. It shows the weakness and failure of the state to provide proper education to the children, the future of the nation, secondly the mushrooming growth of unregistered madrassas, and the lack of formal credit system to reach the poor segment of the society. The management of the Madrassah should also be asked how was it working as a 'Bank' to extend loans. ? How did it get that much money to give loans?
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