What is Pakistani English?
'''Pakistani English''' is the type of the [[English Language]] as it is spoken in [[Pakistan]]. It is recognised as one of the [[official language]]s of the country. ==History== Although [[British India|British rule]] in [[South Asia]] lasted for almost two hundred years, the areas that are now Pakistan were some of the last places to be taken over by the British. Punjab (which included the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] province) was captured in 1849, [[Sindh]] a few years before; while [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]] was never fully taken over by the British. This meant that English had less time to become part of local culture. However, in 1947, when Pakistan became independent, English (along with [[Urdu]]) became Pakistan's official language - this was written into law in 1973. ==Relationship with Indian English== Pakistani English has many similarities with [[Indian English]], but since Independence there have been some very obvious differences. These include words and phrases not used in India, as well as accents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/37750.html|title=Pakistan Now a Hot Spot for IT Outsourcing|publisher=}}</ref> Foreign companies find [[accent]] naturalisation easier in Pakistan than in India.{{Citation needed|date=December 2019}} However, like [[Indian English]], Pakistani English has preserved many phrases that are now considered old in Britain.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://books.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4464765-110738,00.html |title=Books &#124; How the Woosters captured Delhi |access-date=2008-08-17 |archive-date=2007-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014064305/http://books.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4464765-110738,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Use in Pakistan== English is one of Pakistan's [[Pakistan#Languages|official languages]]. All government documents, military communications, street signs, many shop signs, business contracts and other activities are in English. The language of the courts is also English.<ref>http://www.supremecourt.g