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  2. Allahabad Address - Wikipedia

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    Allahabad Address. The Allahabad Address ( Urdu: خطبہ الہ آباد) was a speech by scholar, Sir Muhammad Iqbal, one of the best-known in Pakistani history. It was delivered by Iqbal during the 21st annual session of the All-India Muslim League, on the afternoon of Monday, 29 December 1930, at Allahabad in United Provinces (U. P.).

  3. Muhammad Ali Jinnah's 11 August Speech - Wikipedia

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    Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah at the Constitutional Assembly. Muhammad Ali Jinnah's 11 August Speech is a speech made by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founding father of Pakistan and known as Quaid-e-Azam (Great Leader) to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. While Pakistan was created as a result of what could be described as Indian Muslim ...

  4. Urdu - Wikipedia

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    By the end of the reign of Aurangzeb in the early 1700s, the common language around Delhi began to be referred to as Zaban-e-Urdu, a name derived from the Turkic word ordu (army) or orda and is said to have arisen as the "language of the camp", or "Zaban-i-Ordu" means "Language of High camps" or natively "Lashkari Zaban" means "Language of Army ...

  5. English-language learner - Wikipedia

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    English-language learner (often abbreviated as ELL) is a term used in some English-speaking countries such as the United States and Canada to describe a person who is learning the English language and has a native language that is not English. Some educational advocates, especially in the United States, classify these students as non-native ...

  6. Pakistani English - Wikipedia

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    English is most taught to Pakistani students in private schools, and in many cases the medium of instruction is also in English. Although there are also many public schools that teach in the local languages and Urdu, [19] there is a huge emphasis on English as a second language especially in standardised testing. [20]

  7. Language - Wikipedia

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    Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary.It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and written forms, and may also be conveyed through sign languages.

  8. Urdu in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Urdu in the United Kingdom ( Urdu: برطانیہ میں اردو) is the fourth most commonly spoken language. It is seen as the lingua franca for around two million British South Asians. [1] According to the 2021 census, 270,000 people (0.5% of UK residents) listed Urdu as their main language, an increase of 1,000 from 2011. [2]

  9. Poetry - Wikipedia

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    Poetry (from the Greek word poiesis, "making") is a form of literary art that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, literal or surface-level meanings.