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Shahab-e-saqib and Qallandar Urdu-language newspapers begin publication. [20] 1951 - Population: 151,776. [21] 1954 - Khyber Medical College established. 1955 City becomes part of West Pakistan. [2] The Statesman English-language newspaper begins publication. [20] Abasin Arts Society established. 1956 - City becomes part of the Islamic Republic ...
Attock is located east of the Indus River, 80 km (50 mi) from Rawalpindi, 100 km (62 mi) from Peshawar, and 10 km (6 mi) from the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Kamra. History [ edit ]
Pakistani English (Paklish, Pinglish, PakEng, en-PK [2] [3]) is a group of English-language varieties spoken in Pakistan and among the Pakistani diaspora. [4] English is the primary language used by the government of Pakistan , alongside Urdu , on the national level.
Pakistan Observer is an English-language daily newspaper of Pakistan. It is published from six cities – Islamabad , [ 1 ] Karachi , Lahore , Peshawar , Quetta and Muzaffarabad . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The newspaper was founded in 1988 by Zahid Malik .
The founder, chief editor and publisher, Rehmat Shah Afridi, has been termed a "prisoner of conscience" by Amnesty International due to his longstanding struggle for democracy and media freedom in Pakistan; [5] Afridi was arrested in 1999. [6] Jalil Afridi had been running The Frontier Post as its Managing Editor since 1999. [citation needed]
In 1950, the University of Peshawar was founded as an offshoot of Islamia College Peshawar, with the later being associated to the university as a constituent college. [5] Initially established as Islamia College, it was granted university status by the Government of Pakistan in 2008; the word college is retained in its title for preserving its ...
There is a growing English press and media in Pakistan. Several English-language newspapers of national and international repute have taken root in the country, with the most prominent being Dawn, established in the 1940s and Daily Times (Pakistan),The Nation, The News International, The Friday Times, The Express Tribune, The Regional Times of Sindh and Pakistan Observer.
English is a co-official language of Pakistan and is widely used in the executive, legislative and judicial branches as well as to some extent in the officer ranks of Pakistan's armed forces. Pakistan's Constitution and laws were written in English and are now being re-written in the local languages.