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Urdu has long been the language of the Muslims of India. After Indenependence, in 1949 Urdu was declared national language. Then it was subsequently declared national language in the constitutions of 1956, 1962, and 1973. It must be noted that Urdu us not the official language. According to all the three constitutions of 1956, 1962, 1973, English is the official language. Urdu is the national NOT official language.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoUrdu was the language spoken by most of the people living in what was then the western part of the Mughal Empire, the area that later became Pakistan. So the people there already spoke this language, but Urdu is also very closely related to Hindustani--some scholars would argue that the two are functionally the same language, with a different writing system. In that case, the reason to choose Urdu over Hindustani when Pakistan split from India was very political--Pakistan is mostly Muslim, India is mostly Hindu, and the two have had uneasy relations for as long as the they've been separate, and even before then.
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∙ 12y agoUrdu was chosen as national language in 1947 just because to avoid any future conflict between the provinces because if Punjabi was chosen as the national language then there would be resentment among Sindhi , Balochi and Pathan and if Sindhi would be chosen then the rest of the provinces would have resentment for this . So just to avoid this Urdu was chosen as the national language.
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∙ 12y agoThe decision was a gradual one, but the British (who ruled Pakistan) wanted Urdu as the official language and encouraged its use. During the period from 1837 to 1849, the British took incremental steps to establish Urdu as the "lingua franca" that could be understood by everyone in the country (in addition to expecting the use of English). Some sources give 1837 as the date when Urdu replaced Persian, which had previous been the dominant language; however, a few sources give a slightly later date-- 1843.
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∙ 12y agoBengali has no official status in Pakistan.
The official languages are English and Urdu. The Government also recognizes Balochi, Pashto, Punjabi, Saraiki, and Sindhi
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∙ 11y agoit started in 1800s when muslims lost from india and british
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∙ 11y agoin 1948
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