Illiteracy In Pakistan

“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family”. (Kofi Annan)

I’m here to put the light on very much important matter “education”. Education is the source to conquer the world. With a population of 170 million, Pakistan bears the burden of one of the most illiterate countries of Asia. About half of the male population is illiterate and two third of the female population can’t even write their names. Generally, the degree of matriculation classifies a person as being literate.

Illiteracy is a problem because the national target could not be attained by which self-sufficiency in food could not be achieved. Illiteracy is a social problem because maximum numbers of people are in this condition and they are unable to understand the new techniques of social life. They remain behind in raising their standard of living. They are mostly, poor.

Education is the solution of most of the problems faced by Pakistan now days. We should stand for our self’s, for our children, for our nation. Government should allocate more funds for the education sector to promote the literacy rate in Pakistan. Some Zakat based schools should be established so that people can join hands with government to ameliorate this problem