Pundits of Urdu fail to convince Senate to make it official language

The so-called pundits of Urdu miserably failed to convince the Upper House of Parliament to make it official language, totally replicating English as a medium of instruction.
A resolution, seeking immediate steps to replace English with Urdu as official language, moved by senators belonging to religious parties and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), was deferred after a thorough debate to the next day as some senators logically proved the importance of English in modern day world.
The resolution which was moved by Senators Raja Zafarul Haq, Ishaq Dar of PML-N, Professor Khurshid Ahmed and Professor Muhammad Ibrahim of JI and Naeem Hussain Chattah of PML-Q. Referring to Article 251 (1) of 1973 Constitution, which says that national language of Pakistan is Urdu, and arrangements shall be made for its being used for official and other purposes within fifteen years from the commencing day, the Senators opined. They were of the view that the constitution has already declared that English be replaced with Urdu within 15 years but after passage of 64 years, the subsequent governments have failed in doing so.
Senator Babar Awan, while referring to the sub-clause (1) of the said Article opposed the resolution, saying that replacement of English with Urdu would not be possible until such arrangements are made.
He referred to the clause (1) of the subject article, which says: "English language may be used for official purposes until arrangements are made for its replacement by Urdu". Babar questioned that is this the proper time to raise such issues in Senate, as the parliament has recently given provincial autonomy and it is the prerogative of the provinces to chose the language which the deem fit for their population.
He said that at this crucial juncture, it is not possible to waste time in such futile exercises as without English, access to modern day scientific knowledge is a far goose chase. He stressed the need not to divide the country on linguistic basis, using Urdu as a tool. This is pertinent to mention here that the same clerics opposed Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, who established the most renowned university of the sub-continent [Aligarh] and encouraged Muslims to learn English if they wanted to compete with the Hindus.