Pakistan has recently issued a directive to grant its national language and lingua franca, the literary vehicle of South Asian Islam, Urdu, official status. Perhaps inspired by Indian Prime Minister ...

Pakistan's national language is Urdu as well as its official language. Lots of people speak English thanks to the country's colonial past, and until recently it was even an official language too.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — There's a new terrorism title in the increasingly crowded field of glossy propaganda publications. Al Qaeda has "Inspire" and "Resurgence," the Afghan Taliban has "Al-Somood" and ...