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Illiteracy bigger pandemic than corona: President UMT

President University of Management and Technology (UMT) Ibrahim Hassan Murad said that we are just recovering from a global pandemic that has taken countless lives and has led to a global economic disaster, with a long-lasting impact. By the grace of Allah Almighty UMT did not waver in the face of this monstrous challenge and provided uninterrupted educational services to our students.
Ibrahim Murad expressed his worries while saying that illiteracy has proven to be a bigger pandemic than coronavirus in our country with the highest number of out-of-school children. We must fight against this menace as it has become the biggest threat to our national economy, he added. UMT in this regard has announced 50additional scholarships for students from Gilgit-Baltistan, Balochistan and merged areas like FATA.
Further President UMT expressed that it is fundamental responsibility of The Government of Pakistan and Higher Education Commission to look into the matter seriously by taking extra measures to avoid pandemic of illiteracy. So with the cooperation of Public & Private educational institutes, Government must fight against this serious threat as it is the basic need of time by giving scholarships to students.