Termed as the fruit basket of Pakistan, as well as earning international fame for its high quality dry-fruit products, Quetta is amongst Pakistans most significant historic cities. Yet even being Pakistans only high-altitude metropolitan region, and the provincial capital of Balochistan, one of the biggest challenges that Quetta faces is the lack of education.

Resulting from lack of development, UNICEF has reported that poverty rate in Quetta stood around 46%, therefore it has the highest poverty rate amongst provincial capitals. Otherwise, amongst its 2 million residents, 35% of them live in impoverished areas (slums) such as Nichari colony. Moreover, 47% of impoverished areas do not have schools, acting as a catalyst for low rate of female literacy.

Legislatures, civil society representatives and NGOs working in Balochistan alike have cited that the region has the lowest female literacy rate in the world, only 27%. Furthermore, despite being the provincial capital, Quettas li