Fake degrees

ISLAMABAD: This is with reference to “Ain’t democracy grand?” by Ahmad Rafay Alam (May 22). In a country where nothing is pure, where one cannot get pure milk or life saving drugs, there is no question of politicians holding genuine degrees. This nation has been illiterate since its birth. What else can one expect from an illiterate nation?

Published in the Express Tribune, May 23rd, 2010.