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The fight for language

In a world increasingly shaped by global languages and digital connectivity, Pakistan's indigenous tongues face an existential crisis. The rich tapestry of linguistic diversity that once echoed across ...
When Hamid Henry wrote a play about Easter for a Pakistani television channel, he struggled to present the words "Paschal" and "Eucharist" in Urdu, the national language, for his Muslim viewers.
Language shapes our perception and, in a way, influences our actions. Pakistan is blessed with extraordinary linguistic and cultural diversity, yet we have to fully harness this “linguistic capital” ...
Lahore: In a historic move and first since partition, Pakistan has started teaching Sanskrit language in one of its universities, The Tribune reported. As per reports, The Lahore University of ...