Pakistan: Information on the language of instruction at the secondary level in public schools in Pakistan in the period from 1975 to 1980
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PAK15495.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Pakistan: Information on the language of instruction at the secondary level in public schools in Pakistan in the period from 1975 to 1980, 1 October 1993, PAK15495.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acba10.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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According to a representative of the High Commission for Pakistan in Ottawa, the language of instruction in public schools is Urdu while that of private schools is English (27 Oct. 1993). Students attending public and private schools are required to learn English or Urdu, respectively, as a secondary language (Ibid.). The representative adds that, in the period from 1975 to 1980, the same language regulations existed.
Pakistan: A Country Study states that
[t]he language of instruction, according to 1979 and 1983 decrees, is Urdu. Implementation of instruction in Urdu has been hampered by a lack of adequately trained teachers. Instruction in the private schools frequented by the elite and the aspiring middle class remains, de facto, English (1984, 125-6).
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
High Commission for Pakistan, Ottawa. 27 October 1993. Telephone interview with representative.
Pakistan: A Country Study. 1984. Edited by Richard F. Nyrop. Washington, DC: Department of the Army.
Attachment
Pakistan: A Country Study. 1984. Edited by Richard F. Nyrop. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, pp. 125-6.