Illiteracy
(Muhammad Shoaib, Karachi)
Illiteracy is the root causes
of extremism and terrorism. More than one in five men aged 15 to 24 unable to
read or write, and only one in 20 is in tertiary education. such a high
illiteracy rate has made Pakistan vulnerable to terrorism. furthermore,
technical and vocational education, and adult literacy, are especially important
but unfortunately have been neglected the most in Baluchistan, Khyber
Pukhtunkhwa and the Tribal Areas. Illiteracy and lack of skills provide fertile
ground for those who wish to recruit young men and women to their cause,
especially when significant monetary payments are attached.