A recent social media post on the issue of English language highlighted by writer and commentator Usman Chughtai has sparked wide debate in Pakistan’s digital and intellectual circles. In his thought-provoking note titled “From CSS to E-Commerce — Our Spell of Slavery,” Chughtai highlighted how English continues to dominate professional and academic spaces in Pakistan…
The 21-page text, prepared by the COP28 presidency, United Arab Emirates, makes no mention of fossil fuel ‘phasedown’ or ‘phaseout’, which UN Secretary-General António Guterres said earlier on Monday was one of the keys to the conference’s success and which many nations have demanded. Rather, the draft text called for countries to reduce “consumption and…
File photo Kuwait announced the publication of 100,000 copies of the Holy Quran in Swedish. According to foreign media, Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah has instructed the relevant authority to publish the versions. According to reports, this decision of the Kuwaiti Prime Minister has been taken with the aim of tolerance of…
Indian Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar – file photo Indian Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar has demanded that English be declared as the third official language of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). India’s Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar delivered the opening address at the meeting of the foreign ministers of the member countries of the…
Commemorating the world’s languages – all 6,700 of them – since 1999, the Day aims at celebrating ways of showcasing the world’s linguistic tapestry, committing to the preservation of the diversity of languages as a common heritage, and working for quality education – in mother tongues – for all, said Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the…
