It may come as a surprise to many that Urdu is not already the official language of Pakistan, given that in its spoken form, it is the lingua franca of the country and understood by virtually everyone ...

For many around the world, cheap Android smartphones are the only affordable way to access the internet. This is the case for a small population of natives living in the Swat Valley located in ...

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 ...

Urdu-language maxims adorn a school in the Swat Valley, Pakistan. EPA/Bilawal Arbab For a country seven decades old, Pakistan is dealing with a surprisingly fundamental political and cultural problem: ...