All the languages spoken in Pakistan are national languages and Urdu besides being a national language is the official and Lingua Franca of the country. All the languages of should be given due status. This was stated by Fakhar Zaman, Chairman, Pakistan Academy of Letters (Pal) in a statement in connection with the International Day of Mother Tongues.
He added that we should strive to make the mother languages as part of curriculum at the primary level. We should also make effort to establish Urdu as official language instead of English. Pal is giving equal importance to all languages of Pakistan and a comprehensive program has been formulated with regard to all languages.
The books containing selected prose and poetry written in every language from 1947 to 2008 are being compiled. These languages include Urdu, English, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi, Brahvi, Seraiki, Hindko, Sheena, Balti, Khawar and Kashmiri. He said that official assurances has been given in the recent conferences of Sindh and Islamabad arranged by Pal to promote status of all the languages and that the mother tongues be given due importance.
He also purposed to the Government that Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto and Balochi Universities like Federal Urdu University should be established so that the message of Unity, Brotherhood and Solidarity could be spread.-PR
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