AIOU plans regional languages moot

The university to hold a national conference on April 28-29

ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) will hold a national conference on April 28-29 to promote national integrity and cohesion through language and literature. It aims at highlighting significance of language and literature in strengthening bonds of national unity, said a news release on Saturday. During the two-day event main focus will be on development of six regional languages, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi, Brahvi and Seraiki. It will provide platform to researchers and academicians to give their academic and intellectual input, as how to develop the language and literature as an instrument for national unity. It will support the national efforts promoting peace and harmony among the various ethnic and linguistic groups, said Vice-Chancellor Dr Shahid Siddiqui while presiding over a meeting to review the conference’s arrangements. The event will be attended by scholars, languages’ experts and academicians from all over the country. The AIOU is the only university in the country that provides learning facilities in regional languages, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto,Balochi, Brahui and Seraiki at the same time.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 24^th, 2017.