Pakistan has had many conflicts involving language. The author describes the inextricable link between language and politics in Pakistan. The author argues, that language conflict is really about political dominance. He examines the history of British language policies, the Urdu-Hindi controversy, and the role in identity formation of the Bengali, Pasato, Balochi, Sindhi, Punjabi, and Siraiki language movements. Relying on primary sources, Rahman has written a scholarly and objective account of the link between language and politics in Pakistan.