Pakistan: Experts believe regressive customs, lack of facilities to be blamed for girls' poor literacy rate in Bajaur
Experts recently said Pakistan's Bajaur region witnessed a poor literacy rate due to regressive local customs and a lack of proper facilities.
They asked to remove the hurdles to promote education in the region.
The conference titled ‘importance of female education in socioeconomic development of the region, identifying the causes and finding solutions’, was arranged by Salamti Fellowship, a non-government organization, in collaboration with district administration and youth affairs department, reports Dawn News.
The event was hosted by youth, social and political activists, elders, poets, writers, educationists and students.
They said girls education was equally imperative for the socioeconomic development of a backward region like Bajaur, reported Dawn News.
They were of the view that people wanted their girls to be well-educated but lack of facilities and local customs marred their dream.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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