NAQEEBULLAH EHSAS vs KHAIR MUHAMMAD ARIF, PRESIDENT PASHTO ACADEMY art

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NAQEEBULLAH EHSAS VS KHAIR MUHAMMAD ARIF, PRESIDENT PASHTO ACADEMY art. 251---Balochistan Introduction of Mother Languages as Compulsory additional Subject at Primary Level act, (III of 2014), Preamble---National, mother and provincial languages, importance of---Urdu is national language of Pakistan and it mandates that arrangement shall be made for its being used for official and other purposes within fifteen years from the commencing day of the Constitution---Similarly, the provincial assemblies were also to introduce laws and take measures for the teaching, promotion and use of provincial languages in addition to the national language and in that regard the Provincial assembly of Balochistan also enacted Balochistan Introduction of Mother Languages as Compulsory additional Subject at Primary Level act, 2014 ('the act 2014')---admittedly, neither the Federal Government implemented art. 251 of the Constitution despite the lapse of about 35 years nor has the Provincial Government taken any concrete step to preserve and promote the regional languages and implementing the act of 2014---Undoubtedly, a mother tongue is the language which a child starts hearing after being born and it always helps in providing a definite shape to our emotions and thoughts---Right to education in mother tongue is the right of every child, however, unfortunately in our country the majority of students are taught in language other than their mother tongue, which compromises their ability---Children have no access to education in a language they speak and understand---Balochi, Brahui, Pashto, Hazargi and Persian are neither medium of education nor taught in our schools and there is very possibility of its disappearance while taking away with it an entire culture and intellectual heritage---It is very unfortunate that we focus only on international languages and ignore the remaining two, i.e. mother and national languages, knowing that the only way to save our regional languages is speaking, learning and writing them---Our regional languages are in danger and vulnerable to extinction, they require immediate attention because when a regional language dies, it also loses knowledge, heritage, culture, information and world view---admittedly, among the social scientists the idea of one nation and one language kills the diversity and mother languages---Unity does not mean uniformity and the unity of our country lies in its diversity.

NAQEEBULLAH EHSAS vs KHAIR MUHAMMAD ARIF, PRESIDENT PASHTO ACADEMY art — 2025 CLC 851 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

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