Gilgit-Baltistan, October 04: The poverty-stricken people of Pakistan occupied Gilgit-Baltistan lead miserable lives and do not have access to basic needs like education and health facilities. The region, with an estimated population of 2 million people, has only 12 high schools and two regional colleges, with no post graduate facilities. The literacy rate is 33 per cent, with especially poor educational indicators for girls and women. Shockingly, many teachers in government-run schools in Gilgit-Baltistan have fake Pakistani degrees. So, how can one expect these teachers to educate children and make them good citizens? This is not an accident. It's part of a plan by Pakistan to keep Gilgit-Baltistan backward.
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