NAIMATULLAH ACHAKZAI, ADVOCATE vs GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN through Chief Secretary, Government of Balochistan

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NAIMATULLAH ACHAKZAI, ADVOCATE VS GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN through Chief Secretary, Government of Balochistan Preamble---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts. 199, 28 & 251---Constitutional petition---Implementation of national and regional languages as medium of education---Duty of Government, non-performance of---Petitioner sought implementation of Balochistan Introduction of Mother Languages as Compulsory Additional Subject at Primary Level Act, 2014---Held, that, 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---If a student is educated in his/her mother tongue, the rate of his or her educational success is higher compared to what is taught in a different medium---Student taught in mother tongue can easily master a new language---Right to education in mother tongue is the right of every child, however, unfortunately, in our country the majority of students are taught in a language other than their mother tongue, which compromises their ability to learn effectively---Our innocent children have no access to education in a language they speak and understand---Idea of one nation and one language killed the diversity and mother languages---Unity does not mean uniformity and the unity of our beloved country lies in its diversity---Government, in its response, acknowledged the existence of the Act but argued that its implementation had been delayed due to practical challenges and logistical issues---Government claimed to have taken certain preliminary steps towards implementing the Act---Government had a constitutional obligation to uphold and enforce the law---Mere existence of challenges could not absolve the Government from its duty to implement validly enacted legislation---It was the duty of the Government to adopt measures, including appropriate resource allocation and policy formation to overcome those challenges and ensure effective implementation---Constitutional petition was allowed, in circumstances, with a direction to take immediate and concrete steps for implementing the provision of the Act in its true spirit.

NAIMATULLAH ACHAKZAI, ADVOCATE vs GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN through Chief Secretary, Government of Balochistan Preamble — 2025 PLD 135 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

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