“Language is only one thing. Along with it, one also needs to use idioms and illustrations that can be understood by the local people,” he says. The challenge is to think and present the Biblical ...

Senate Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) on Wednesday released an additional statement to be added to a $7.5 billion aid bill for Pakistan to answer foreign criticism of the package. As ...

This post is part of our special coverage Languages and the Internet. Pakistan today would seem primed for rapid growth in internet use. The country has had explosive growth of FM radio, satellite and ...

Pakistani writing in English is attracting ever-increasing attention, both in Pakistan and the West. This might seem to be a self-explanatory category, comprising writing produced in English by ...

That the two founding figures of Indian and Pakistani independence were united by a shared love of Urdu speaks eloquently of the language’s rich history. From left, Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru, Vice ...

Language shapes our perception and, in a way, influences our actions. Pakistan is blessed with extraordinary linguistic and cultural diversity, yet we have to fully harness this “linguistic capital” ...

In Pakistan, debates about education tend to orbit around crumbling school buildings, lack of funds, outdated curricula, and an exam system that rewards memory over meaning. Beneath these familiar ...