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Pakistan and the Urdu language.

Pakistan has a National Language Promotion Department for Urdu which seems to have a similar purpose to the Académie Française. Are there any other countries with a similar purpose? ----MountVic127 (talk) 04:31, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What does it do?

The lead should explain more about what purpose the organization serves, rather than focusing on its membership and history of operation. GeoEvan (talk) 22:44, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]