Why is Pakistan AVOID English?
abolishing English as its official language Pakistan encourages the nation to speak urges a cultural and nationalist revival or a breakdown in communication and how does this translate around the world this is inside story, hello and welcome to the program I'm Rochelle Carey English is acknowledged as the international language of the modern era it's used in the business trade industry and global communication on the downside critics argue the spread of English has also contributed to the demise of lesser known languages and undermine some country's cultural dynamics take Pakistan for example after almost 70 years of independence from Britain the government wants to abolish English as its official language and grant that status to Urdu Pakistan's prime minister Nawaz Sharif is backing this move which would mean everything official from government business to passports utility bills and websites will all be in Urdu and all speeches made at home and abroad from the p...