Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Engr.
Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman has said that the comprehension of Urdu language is
very important for the conceptual learning.
Federal Minister
Baligh Ur Rehman was chairing the meeting of the Federal Cabinet Committee on
Implementation of Urdu at the Committee Hall of National History and Literary
Heritage Division on Tuesday.
The meeting was
also attended by Akram Khan Durrani, Federal Minister for Housing and Works,
Sardar Muhammad Yousaf, Minister for Religious Affairs, and Irfan Siddiqui,
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister.
The meeting
reviewed the mid-term and long-term steps earlier proposed by the seven-member
committee for the promotion of Urdu.
The meeting also
gave further recommendations for Urdu language use for official and other
purposes.
The Chair gave
direction that the Prime Minister’s orders on July 6, 2015 regarding
implementation of Urdu as official language must immediately be implemented.
Secretary
National History and Literary Heritage Division Amir Hassan, Director General
National Language Promotion Department Iftikhar Arif and other senior officers
were also present in the meeting.