ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Law and Justice Shahadat Awan announced that government was taking concrete steps to promote Urdu as medium of instruction in various government departments.

Move aims to reinforce country’s national language and cultural identity.

During Senate proceedings, responding to motion by Senator Mushtaq Ahmed, Awan reiterated statement made by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistan’s founding father, that Urdu would be official language of country.

Awan emphasised that without single state language, no nation could remain tied together and function effectively. To this end, National Language Promotion Department (National Language Authority) has already been established to promote Urdu language. It has published translations of over 800 books and trained 45,000 officers to play their role in promotion of Urdu.

Moreover, instructions given in signboards in important government departments have already been in Urdu language.

Published in The Daily National Courier, April, 04 2023

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