Islamabad: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) is providing free matriculation education to the regions with low rate of literacy including Baluchistan, former FATA and Gilgit Baltistan to improve the situation by providing quality educational services. Prof. Dr. Zia Ul-Qayyum, Vice-Chancellor AIOU has said that AIOU is fighting a holy war against illiteracy in the country. He has said that AIOU is providing all possible assistance in provision of quality education to the poor social stratum of population, especially people belonging from Balochistan, erstwhile FATA region and Gilgit Baltistan. He has instructed all regional directors and coordinators to create massive awareness about this policy so that maximum number of people of these areas can avail this golden opportunity. Matriculation education for these areas will be totally free of cost including admission fee and all other related expenses. This offer can be availed till October 14 during the admission phase of autumn 2021 semester. AIOU is the first national higher education institution which has initiated this project of bringing educational reforms in underdeveloped areas of the country.