Sindh Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution to give national language status to four major provincial languages.
According to the text of the resolution, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto and Balochi will be considered as the national languages of Pakistan.
The resolution was presented by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Mehtab Arshad Rashdi and said that Sindh represents a civilization and its language should get recognition.
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Iram Khalid also presented a resolution for the formation of Sindh Women Parliamentary Group which was also passed by the Sindh Parliament.
However, the Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah asked MPA Sikander Mendro to leave the session on arriving one hour late in Assembly.