INTRODUCTION
Language is the only media by which one can express his ideas and feelings.It plays a vital role in building the character of an indivdual as well as a nation.languages brings closer each other and it creats a sense of harmony among the people.Pakistan has several regional languages chief of them being Pushto,Punjabi,Sindhi,Baluchi and Kashmiri.
URDU-NATIONAL LANGUAGE OF PAKISTAN
After Independence Quaid-e-Azam said in clear cut words that the National language of Pakistan would be Urdu.He said:"Let me make it clear that the national language of Pakistan is going to be Urdu and no other language.Without one state language no nation can remain tied up solidity together".
EVOLUTION OF URDU
Urdu evolved over a period of centuried by cultural comacts between local people of north of Sub Continent and Muslims of Arabia,Iran and Turkey.The base of this language is Prakrit,an Aryan language.The script of Urdu is modified form of Persian.Urdu is a word of Turkish language and its literal meaning is camp.QUALITIES OF URDU
1.Great Power of Assimilation
The splendour of Urdu is Turkish and its charm is Persian in its base .The vitality of Urdu lies in its ability to adopt words from other languages in such a way as if they originally belonged to it.The chief reason for its country wide popularity was its power of Assimilation.According to Sir Syed Ahmed Khan:"....Still now Urdu has great affinity for many other words and ideas which increases its beauty."
2.Source of National Indentity
National language is the identity of a nation.When we are abroad we are identified as Pakistani because of our national language.That is why,every nation gives out respect and importance to national language.RICH TREASURE OF PROSE AND POETRY
The urdu language possesses a very valuable treasure of poetry and prose.The poets and writers have contributed their most in its development.Maulana Shibli Nomani,Maulana Hali,Deputy Nazir Ahmed ,Mirza Ghalib,Ameer Khusro and many others adopted this language in their poetry and writings.Sir Syed wrote for the re-awkening of the Muslims of sub Continent.According to Abdul Haq."It is Sir Syed due to whom Urdu has made such a great progress within a period of only one century."
