Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed all the government departments to take necessary steps to enforce Urdu as the official language in the country.
He was talking to Advisor to Prime Minister on National History and Literary Heritage Irfan Siddiqui on Friday. The PM directed that a report on steps taken to enforce Urdu should be presented to him.
He also directed the preparation of a comprehensive plan for the official patronisation of poets, writers, intellectuals and artists to solve their problems.
