To Mustapha Babagana

Submitted by John Samuel (India), Sep 11, 2005 at 13:22

Sorry Friend, I have given a wrong rate of Illiterates in Pakistan.

According to the Federal Education Ministry of Pakistan, the literacy rate of Pakistan is 46%. So the rate of illiterates is 54%. Also the female literacy rate is 26% i.e, 74% of illiterates. Mostly the girls are ignored of education by their parents itself. These details were provided by Aamir Latif, of Pakistan Press International reports

Please have a glance at this site where you have all this details:

http://www.unesco.org/education/efa/know_sharing/grassroots_stories/pakistan_2.shtml

And the remaining things you said are far from truth. Hope the Pakistan Govt will take steps to increase literacy rate.

John Samuel

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