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English habits die hard in Pakistan

The World This Week

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Courts in Pakistan are trying to make the government switch from English to Urdu. But speaking English is a mark of being part of the ruling elite. So it's by no means clear how successful those court orders will be... Photo: Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad. Credit: Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images

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