Higher Literacy To Help Fight Extremism Gilani

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday described education as a priority area of the government and said it would help the country fight tendencies of extremism and terrorism.

Chairing a meeting to review plan of action for the Year 2010 as National Literacy Year at the Prime Minister House, Gilani said it was a great opportunity to mobilize the nation.

He said illiterate population was a cause of extremism and intolerance in the society and special measures were needed to address this challenge.

The Prime Minister urged the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) to establish 200,000 Adult Literacy Centres each year till 2015, with increased net enrollment from 70% to 90% and also take effective measures to reduce drop-out in the primary education.