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Urdu to become official language of Pakistan?
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The federal government of Pakistan has asked heads of government department to implement a cabinet decision to eventually establish Urdu as the official language.
The federal government of Pakistan has asked heads of government department to implement a cabinet decision to eventually establish Urdu as the official language.
According to Dawn News, the department heads have also been asked in a circular to propose ways in which Urdu could take the place of English as the official language.
The cabinet had on May 14 decided that Urdu would be the official language as per Article 251 of the Constitution.
A task force headed by the information secretary will be set up to monitor and review progress on the matter on a monthly basis.
The bureaucracy has also been asked to write notes and orders on official files in Urdu, instead of English.
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