. >> montero: this is mosharraf zaidi.aised in pakistan and educated in the west, zaidi is a long-time advocate of reforming pakistan's schools. >> you look at the consequences of these kids not going to school-- like i said, let's set aside the fear-mongering and the scare mongering of, you know, what if all these kids become terrorists. but setting that aside, the real problem is that if you aren't capable of participating in the global economy, you will be very, very poor. and, desperate and extreme poverty has some diabolical consequences for societies and for individuals. >> montero: zaidi reminded me about the long time problem of "ghost schools", where teachers fail to show up except to collect their paychecks. at this one, after the only teacher stopped coming, it was left to vandalism. in fact, there are thousands of abandoned school buildings across the country, while schools like fatma's have nothing. the local school council is outraged. >> montero: in pakistan, public education has become a battleground. the c