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Nearly three-quarters of Pakistani girls not in school: report
 [Dawn] Nearly three quarters of young Pak girls are not enrolled in primary school and the number finishing five years in education has declined, a new UN and government report showed Wednesday.It's all part of the Publicans' campaign against women and minorities... The findings expose the miserable state of education for millions in Pakistain, where the Pak Taliban shot 15-year-old Malala Yousufzai in the head in October to silence her campaign for the right to an education. "Nearly half of primary school age children are not enrolled in school and among eligible girls the out of school proportion is closer to three-quarters. In absolute numbers, out-of-school girls outnumber their male counterparts," it said. "Completion rates to the fifth year of schooling have actually declined in the past five years," it said. Fifty-five per cent of all Pak adults are illiterate and among women the rate is closer to 75 per cent, it added. The report said women are denied their basic right to education and to a decent life. "Females in Pakistain face discrimination, exploitation and abuse at many levels, starting with girls who are prevented from exercising their basic rights to education either because of traditional family practices, economic necessity or as a consequence of the destruction of schools by bully boys." Posted by: Fred 2012-12-13 |
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