THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL STATUS OF ENGLISH IN PAKISTAN

The research explores English's social and political status in Pakistan and discusses English's role in the political and social class of Pakistani Society. English is being used in Pakistan as a golden key for highly paid jobs. This paper explores the influence of English on native languages. English is the official and second language of Pakistan, but Pakistan's ordinary peoples can rarely understand and speak. Thirty-four participants included university students, teachers, lecturers, doctors, and businessmen from the public and private sectors were chosen as a research sample. Data was collected through questionnaire constructs on Google form. Data analysis with the help of state formulas himself. Results show that English is affecting over Urdu and native languages. Results show the social and political status of English in Pakistan. This research recommended that educators and policymakers make English language teaching policies balanced in first and second languages.