India, Oct. 18 -- Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has recorded a massive 4.7 million children who are currently not studying in schools.

The report pointed out that 74.4 per cent of girls and 38.5 per cent of boys in KP are out of school.

The report showed Upper Kohistan, North Waziristan and Bajaur remain the worst-hit districts.

Dr Mohammad Naeem from the University of Peshawar told Dawn News that millions of children were being denied their constitutional right to free education until grade 10 due to poverty, social constraints and a lack of government infrastructure.

A local mother said she wanted to see the presence of qualified teachers in the school.

Sumbal Bibi, a mother of five in Nowshera district, told Dawn News: "We have se...