Abstract
Pakistan needs a multilingual education model to protect minority language groups
Highlights
Jinnah was quoted as saying: ‘.. whether Bengali shall be official language of this province is a matter for the elected representatives of the people of this province to decide
Other issues eventually led to the separation of East Pakistan which became Bangladesh on March 26, 1971
According to several Pakistani researchers, Mussarat Jabeen, Amir Ali Chandio, and Zarina Qasim, conflict over language was a major factor in the disintegration of Pakistan
Summary
Pakistan’s founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah wanted to unite diverse ethnic groups by adopting Urdu as the national language. Article 251 of the Constitution states that ‘The National language of Pakistan is Urdu, and arrangements shall be made for its being used for official and other purposes within fifteen years’ replacing English. In 2015, the Supreme Court of Pakistan, bearing in mind Article 251 of Pakistan’s Constitution, ordered both the federal and provincial governments to make Urdu the official language within three months This has not happened despite political pressure, including the efforts of Dr Sharif Nizami, an activist of the political party, Jamait-e-Islami, who runs an organisation called Pakistan Qaumi Zaban Tehreek (National Language Movement of Pakistan). Proponents of Urdu are countering the influence of English while promoting their own ideological discourse regarding regional languages
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