ABSTRAKPakistan is an underdeveloped country, full of socio-economic problems where a few opperss and exploit many. One of the most significant reasons, in this context, is the high illiteracy rate in the country. However, can high literacy rates guarranty peace, prosperity, and juctice in any society? Cleary not. There are several countries where the literacy rate is high yet it remains relatively under developed. However, it also a fact that the countries where the literacy rate is high have been able to emerge as economic power. In the regard, Freire's concept of literacy education is very helpful in that it is essentially hopful in nature and it is this optimism which gives it the potential to transform oppressive situations.
