PESHAWAR
\nAbdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) on Monday organized a seminar to mark International Mother Language Day 2022.
\nThe seminar was held under the auspices of Pashto department of the university which was attended by various writers, intellectuals, artists, activists, students and teaching faculty of Pashto departments of the province.
\nInternational Mother Language Day is observed every on February 21.
\nThe UNESCO in its General Conference in 1999 approved the initiative of Bangladesh to celebrate International Mother Language day.
\nSince 2000, countries across the globe observe the day to spread awareness about the fact that mother language plays a vital role in attaining development, cultural diversity, and most important quality education.
\nThe theme for international Mother Language day 2022, set by UNESCO, was \u201cUsing technology for multilingual learning: Challenges and opportunities\u201d.
\nThe seminar was presided over by Prof Dr Saeed-ul-Islam, Director Academics AWKUM.
\nDean Faculty of Arts Prof Dr Tahir, Chairman Department of Pashto Dr Syed Zafar Bakhshali, Prof Dr Nasrullah Jan Wazir Director Pashto Academy Peshawar University, Dr Israr, Dr Mohib Wazir , Dr Nasrullah Majnoon, Dr Sohail Khan, Prof Dr Muhammad Zubair Hasrat, Mushtaq-ur-Rehman Shafaq, Dr Idrees, Dr Tariq Mahmood, Dr Samiuddin Arman, Prof Fazal Sattar Durrani, Zubair Ahmad Khattak, Dr Shukria Qadir, Nigina BB, Karam Sattar Yaqubi, Heads of other departments attended the seminar.
\nSpeakers of the seminar urged the provincial government to implement the Pashto curriculum from 1st to 12th grade in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) educational institutions.
\nSpeaking at the seminar, Dr Syed Zafarullah Baskhali, stressed the need for preservation of Pashto language and culture associated with it.
\nDr Zafar said that academia, government, writers, and poets of the province should focus on the preservation and promotion of the mother tongue of all communities, adding that communication and education in the mother tongue could lead our society towards progress and prosperity.
\nIn the seminar jointly presented a resolution demanding the provincial government to establish Pashto language and literature departments in all varsities of the province.
\nBesides scores of poets and writers, political and social activists also attended the seminar in large numbers.
\nSpeakers on the occasion demanded of the government to take pragmatic steps for declaring Pashto as medium of instruction in educational institutions of the province.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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