Give Pashto official status – PkMAP, PkSO

The PkMAP and the PkSO called upon the government to declare=

The PkMAP and the PkSO called upon the government to declare Pushto as the official language in Pakhtun-dominated areas.—Photo by APP

QUETTA: The Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party and Pakhtunkhwa Students Organisation called upon the government on Sunday to declare Pushto as the official language in Pakhtun-dominated areas.

The PkMAP organised a seminar at Government Science College and the PkSO held a demonstration outside the press club to mark the International Mother Language Day.

Usman Kakar, Dr Hamid Khan Achakzai, Abdur Rauf, Abdur Rahim Ziaratwal, Ahmed Jan and Kabir Afghan said that Pushto was spoken by millions of Pakhtuns in Balochistan, the NWFP and tribal areas.The meeting passed resolutions calling upon the government to introduce Pushto in government offices, schools, colleges and universities. They urged the government to release funds sanctioned for the Pushto Academy and asked cable operators to give priority to Pushto TV channels.

Source: Dawn

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