EDITORIAL
This issue of JSSIR is solely dedicated to the grammatical, functional, and pedagogical
concerns for the indigenous languages of Pakistan. Pakistan is a linguistically rich
country with 69 minority languages, 7 major languages and official languages (Rehman,
1996). Therefore, language researchers in Pakistan need to study local languages in
order to maintain and manage indigenous languages of Pakistan. Also, Pakistan, being
identified as the resident of Outer Circle in Kuchruvian Model of Concentric Circle
(1982),  she  has  the  liberty  to  adopt,  adapt,  and  develop  such  teaching  learning
methodologies that could facilitate language acquisition process among Pakistani
language learners. Alongside,  being in the outer circle of the Kacruvian Model, Pakistan
is a second language context and English Language is a reality and here to stay since
it has become native to this region with people and cultures having adopted and
appropriated the language for their needs.
Thus, the contents in this issue resonates with a shifting perceptual set that must transcend
the masses to enable them to accept multilingualism comprising international and
national lingua francas for secondary socialization with distant communities, which
they connect with for work or education; and indigenous and native languages for
primary socialization with local communities, which they belong to that provide socio-
cultural identity.
English Language whether we like it or not has established itself as the foremost lingua
franca of the present times. It has attained unprecedented rise and prominence as a lingua
franca by  positioning itself firmly across regions and domains owing to the instrumental
value for the people, who acquire it, and the role it has come to play in the socio economic
development of countries.

Prof. Dr. Sajida Zaki
Editor JSSIR