Guiding Questions for the focus areas of the X Session of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing: Education, training, life-long learning and capacitybuilding:

1 ) National Legal Framework:
Educating children helps reduce poverty and promote gender equality. It helps lower child mortality rates and promote concern for the environment. ... UNICEF advocates quality basic education for all, with an emphasis on gender equality and eliminating disparities of all kinds.Every human being needs oxygen to survive in the world. Education is as important as this because education gives people the knowledge and skills they require. ... Students in higher education level require knowledge in order to gain valuable information regarding what they are studying about.
he education ministry in its framework has identified four key areas in education sector including improving quality education, enrollment of out of school children, imparting skills development to youth and introducing uniform education system and reiterated to resolve these challenges in next five years.
Pakistan is the sixth most populous country and in 2015 it had an older population of approximately 12.5m. This places Pakistan in a group of only 15 countries worldwide that have more than 10m older people. By 2050, the number will have risen to a staggering 40m. Researchers believe there is an urgent need for understanding the state of the human rights of older people in the country and developing policies to protect and promote these rights.
2; Availability, Accessibility and Adaptability 
All human beings are susceptible to numerous problems in life however the elderly population is much more vulnerable to such issues. The number of elderly population is increasing particularly in the developing countries. In 2050, it is estimated that the world will have more aged people than the children less than 15 years (Muhammad, 2013). Although elderly have better contributed in the development during their productive time, however, their contribution has not been acknowledged. They are not properly cared by their family members rather they are abused mentally and physically. They have weak economic status due to their weak physical and mental health. They are not allowed to be involved in decision making. These deprivations and deplorable condition have led them to be dependent on others. In Pakistan till now, no social policy has been devised which could have been influential in the solution of the elderly problem. This literature based study highlights the problems of the senior citizens of Pakistan.
(3) The increasing number of ageing population is a signpost for re-directing the resources to ensure quality of life for elderly thus promoting active ageing. However, the challenges to achieve the goal outweigh the opportunities due to scarcity of resources.
Several factors including, brain drain, poverty, lack of knowledge of elderly to protect their rights in association with poor state laws determines the poor quality of life for elderly in Pakistan. Although, the apparent scenario is quite unpleasant yet there are several opportunities such as improved crude birth and death rates, increased awareness about gerontology as a specialty care area and constitutions of Pakistan can be significant to ensure the well being of elderly and overcome the challenges to achieve active ageing in Pakistan.
It is important to make best use of opportunities at hand by redirecting the resources to improve the quality of life to promote active ageing in Pakistan.

(4)  literacyis very low in Pakistan as compared to other countries. Pakistan’s literacy rate has declined from 60 percent to 58 percent, as revealed by the economic survey of Pakistan. Multiple factors act as the reasons behind this, for instance, lack of government funds to educational institutions. In 2017-18, the budget that government has allocated for education is Rs.902.7 billion. This is rather low for a country like Pakistan.
Equality and non-discrimination 
(5) The first ever national-level research on the rights of older people ‘Moving from the Margins: Promoting and Protecting the Rights of Older Persons in Pakistan’, has been conducted by the HelpAge with the collaboration of British Council. A concise version was shared on the eve of International Day of Older People (falling on October 1) with the full report expected to be launched later this year.
Initial findings of the study show that around a quarter of senior citizens, or around 25 per cent, struggle with everyday basic needs for healthcare and medicine. Women fare worse than men in this respect. Around 24 per cent of older women struggle in accessing basic needs such as food and shelter.
Around one-half believe that younger members of the family have a greater ability to pay for their healthcare.
One out of ten senior citizens believe that they have been looked down on are treated in a humiliating, shameful or degrading way because of their age. Similarly, a large proportion of older people believe that their family members make important decisions about them without their permission or consent.
Accountability;
(6)t will confer rights on, and provide a protection system for, the senior citizens of Punjab. ... Under the Punjab Senior Citizens Welfare and Rehabilitation Bill, old-age homes will be established to provide immediate shelter and protection to senior citizens, particularly those who are subjected to domestic violence.
The first-ever law in Pakistan is being framed by Chief Minister’s Special Monitoring Unit (Law and Order), headed by Mr Salman Sufi. It is likely to be passed by the Punjab Assembly in February next upon the completion of all legal formalities.
It will confer rights on, and provide a protection system for, the senior citizens of Punjab. The aim is to address their issues by establishing a framework and creating an enabling environment for their empowerment and protection, promoting and maintaining their dignity, independence, well-being, safety and security.
The Punjab Senior Citizens Welfare and Rehabilitation Bill will be executed and enforced by the Social Welfare and Baitul Maal Department.
The legislation provides a comprehensive social mechanism for the welfare of senior citizens in Punjab, designing a special outreach programme and counseling services for them.
The bill also criminalises any form of violence against any senior citizen, and gives the old-age parents the right to retract any property or monetary benefits that may have been provided to their children by them.