Editing Languages of Pakistan (section)

=== English (co-official language) ===
{{see also|Pakistani English}}
English is a co-official language of Pakistan and is widely used in the executive, legislative and judicial branches as well as to some extent in the officer ranks of Pakistan's armed forces. Pakistan's [[Constitution of Pakistan|Constitution]] and laws were written in English and are now being re-written in the local languages. It is also widely used in [[List of schools in Pakistan|schools]], [[List of colleges in Pakistan|colleges]] and [[List of universities in Pakistan|universities]] as a [[medium of instruction]]. English is seen as the language of upward mobility, and its use is becoming more prevalent in upper social circles, where it is often spoken alongside native Pakistani languages. In 2015, it was announced that there were plans to promote Urdu in official business, but Pakistan's Minister of Planning Ahsan Iqbal stated, "Urdu will be a second medium of language and all official business will be bilingual." He also went on to say that English would be taught alongside Urdu in schools.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan to replace English with Urdu as official language – The Express Tribune |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/928480/pakistan-to-replace-english-with-urdu-as-official-language/ |access-date=2016-01-05 |website=The Express Tribune |date=29 July 2015 |language=en-US}}</ref>