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https://nationaltimes.pk/eng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-670x370-2026-01-01T212547.458.png670370ISLAMABAD(National times)- Pakistan’s literacy rate has increased to 63 percent, according to the Household Economic Survey. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported that over the past five years, literacy has risen by only three percent. Punjab recorded a literacy rate of 68 percent, while Balochistan remained the lowest at 49 percent. The survey report […]