Ithink you forget one thing. Urdu is the most understood language within pakistan. People speak it in Chhitral and the way across to Badin all the way across to Gwadar and across to Khunjerab.
urdu is the language of most pakistanis now and even if urdu was not it would still be listened to by most ie via Indian films/songs.
Urdu can be understood from kabul all the way across to Dhaka.
People talk as if Urdu is a new language being added to Pakistan. These debates are far too late. Everyone in pakistan can speak some and read some basic Urdu, except a lot of the womenfolk in rural areas.
The major regional langauges are just that - they are regional languages. People are not banned from speaking them. The reason why regional languages dont have a much of a role to play is because we have been illiterate until now and we are used to using a major language ie Persian and not our own.
There should be increased literacy levels in all the languages not just the major regional ones.
It is Urdu which becomes the language of communication between most Balochis, Brahuis, pashtuns and like betwene different ethnic groups in NWFP.
I think its great that a language can be understood by most people in pakistan that is not english.
I guess i have to make it even more simpler so that you can understand it.
Here is what i wrote in earlier post, Please read it.
But i don't think Urdu should be the national language of Pakistan, since Urdu is the language of a small minority and not viable option looking at cultural variations of peoples of Pakistan.
The major regional languages(Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto and Balochi) should be given the status of national languages, because those are the languages which truly represent the people who live in this country
Now since an argument consists of the conclusion and premises that support that conclusion. In short form my conclusion is this.
The major regional languages(Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto and Balochi) should be given the status of national languages
Now what are the premises for this conclusion
1. Urdu is the language of a small minority and not viable option looking at cultural variations of peoples of Pakistan.
**2. *those(mentioned in conclusion) are the languages which truly represent the people who live in this country*
There is a hidden premise as well which you can get from looking at above premise.
3. The national language/languages of a country should be the language/languages of its majority, and true representative of its culture.
If you find it still difficult to get than i'll recommend some introductory stuff on logic. It would be nice if you address this argument and take the discussion forward.