Students at Behar colony government Secondary School for girls in the lyari neighborhood of Karachi, Pakistan.

Students at Behar colony government Secondary School for girls in the lyari neighborhood of Karachi, Pakistan. Only 13 percent of girls in Pakistan are still in school by ninth grade. While there is an overall shortage of schools for girls, the shortage becomes worse as girls progress beyond primary school.

© Insiya Syed for Human Rights Watch, September 2018