DEMOCRACY AND ILLITERACY DO NOT MOVE TOGETHER
1. Introduction
Plato’s ideal state
Enlightened masses a prerequisite for making informed decisions
Democracy needs ideally educated masses as a staple food
2. State of Education and Democracy in Pakistan: Illiteracy Hindering the Flow of Democracy
Lack of awareness of rights derailing democracy
Inability of illiterate masses to appreciate the political theatre of society
Political aloofness of the empty stomach
The vicious cycle of no education and no resources
Illiteracy promoting lack of transparency in governance
Voice of illiterate failing to echo in the echelons of power
Good education; supplementary oxygen for democracy
Reluctance of the executive to provide education to masses
Democracy not contiguously related to quality education
3. Ways to Mend the Fault Lines of Democracy by Increasing Literacy Rate
4. Conclusion