Pakistan’s national language: Dying Urdu

The first pillar of strength for every great nation is its identity. And a dominant aspect of that identity is the nation’s language. Pakistan’s national language is Urdu, yet year after year one witnesses a gradual incline in the number of elite youth whose command over Urdu seems to be on a downward trend. Whether it is reading, writing, speaking or understanding; all four components of the language seem to be disintegrating in the lives of the young Pakistanis who are to lead the nation

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