Universities, archives, filmmakers and cultural organisations were recognised not merely as observers but as active custodians.

When Hamid Henry wrote a play about Easter for a Pakistani television channel, he struggled to present the words "Paschal" and "Eucharist" in Urdu, the national language, for his Muslim viewers.

The view from behind my specs… comments: “everyone in Pakistan seems to have some strange affiliation with the Arabic language.” Read the post to learn why. Global Voices stands out as one of the ...

In Pakistan, debates about education tend to orbit around crumbling school buildings, lack of funds, outdated curricula, and an exam system that rewards memory over meaning.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

Habib R. Sulemani introduces us to some of the new faces of Pakistan excelling English literature and thinks that English should be declared a national language along with other Pakistani languages.

The relationship between the English language and the Pakistani cricket team is quite old! With that said, let’s take a look ...

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” ...