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1. To enjoy the protection of law and to be treated in accordance with law is the
inalienable right of every citizen, wherever he may be, and of every other person
for the time being within Pakistan.
2. In particular-
c. no person shall be compelled to do that which the law does not require him
to do
1. All citizens are equal before law and are entitled to equal protection of law.
3. Nothing in this Article shall prevent the State from making any special provision
for the protection of women and children.
Article 7 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states that "All are equal
before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law.
The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of
five to sixteen years in such manner as may be determined by law.
Article 26 UDHR:
(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and
fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional
education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to
all on the basis of merit.
(2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the
strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote
understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall
further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
(3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.