ISLAMABAD: According to a recent survey carried out by Gallup and GilaniPakistan, 3 in 4 Pakistanis (75%) claim not to read any books at all; only9% are avid readers.

A nationally representative sample of men and women from across the fourprovinces was asked, “How many hours do you spend in a day reading books(course books, religious books, novels, magazines, poetry, etc.)?”

In response, 16% said that they spend an hour in a day reading books, 3%said 2 hours, 2% said 3 hours, 2% said 4 hours, 2% said more than 4 hours,and a staggering 75% said they did not spend any time reading any kind ofbook.

The study was released by Gilani Research Foundation and carried out byGallup and Gilani Pakistan, the Pakistani affiliate of Gallup International.