Cold feet: The children dont just learn under open skies, they are expected to take off their shoes as they sit on a sheet of canvas or cloth during lessons. - AFP
With schools reduced to rubble in last month’s earthquake in Pakistan, children have lessons in open areas.
IT is a snow day and Ishtiaq Khalid is forced to stay home from his school in the Pakistani district of Shangla due to inclement weather – but unlike most 12-year-olds, he is not happy about it.
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