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Root Causes of Low Female Literacy in FATA Pakistan: (A Case Study of Jalozai Camp)

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  • Muhammad Saqib
  • Syed Mudasir Ahmad

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This research focuses on causes of low female literacy in FATA areas of Pakistan. The area of this study is nowadays undergoing terrorist activities and military operations. Majority of people in the study area are internally displaced called IDPs due to the unfavorable situation. Unfortunately in Pakistan the level of literacy is extremely low and hardly touches 57% including 69% males and 45% females. Especially female literacy rate is very low and in particular this level in rural and tribal areas of Pakistan is alarming. Many researchers have done valuable works on the same topic from different angles but this research focuses the same topic from different angles. Sample for the study has been taken from females of Jalozai camp consists of migrants from FATA through simple questionnaire method. The empirical result of regression analysis shows that reasons behind this low female literacy are terrorist activities (like bomb blasting, kidnapping and target killing), rude custom of early age marriages in these conflicts areas and parent’s illiteracy. The result received from regression analysis shows that there is strong relation between dependent and independent variables.

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  • Muhammad Saqib & Syed Mudasir Ahmad, 2014. "Root Causes of Low Female Literacy in FATA Pakistan: (A Case Study of Jalozai Camp)," International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, vol. 4(3), pages 457-465, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:hur:ijarbs:v:4:y:2014:i:3:p:457-465
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