Islamabad, : Scholars and academicians on Friday underlined the need of recognizing and celebrating the importance of Pakistani languages to keep high the national identity, while moving towards the road of progress and prosperity.
Addressing the inaugural session of two-day international conference held here at Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), they said that the national glory and unity could be well achieved through promotion of languages and their literature.
The inaugural session was presided over by the Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Shahid Siddiqui, while renowned scholar Prof. Dr. Fateha Muhammad Malik was the chief guest.
The speakers who delivered key-note address on the occasion included Chairman Sindh Language Authority Dr. Abdul Ghafoor Mahmood, Director General Urdu Science Board, Lahore Dr. Nasir Abbas Nayyar, Pakistani scholar from Maryland, USA Bina Goindi, Sindhi scholar Hafeez Khan and a Pushto scholar Saleem Raj Khan.
