The government has initiated the second phase of enrollment of out of school children in the federal capital.

A ceremony to this effect was held in Islamabad on Tuesday.

Under the enrolment drive, about seven thousand one hundred and eighty eight children have so far been enrolled. In the first phase, children between the ages of five and seven years were enrolled while in the second phase, children between the ages of eight and twelve years are being enrolled.

Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood was the chief guest on the occasion expressed the commitment to bring the out of school children to the school. 

Shafqat Mahmood said that reforms are also being introduced in seminaries in order to bring their students to the mainstream.