Punjabi Language Movement

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The Punjabi Language Movement (PLM) is a linguistic movement in Punjab, Pakistan aimed at reviving the Punjabi language, art, culture and literature in Pakistan. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The Punjabi people constitute the largest ethnic group in Pakistan though Urdu is the national language [6] and unlike Indian Punjab (where reading/writing Punjabi language is compulsory at every level from 2008 [7] alongside a special Punjabi University at Patiala), Punjabi itself does not have an official status. [8] The PLM's ideologies are based on Punjabi nationalism.

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