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Why are people in Pakistan struggling to use messaging apps and social media? BBC Urdu's editor Asif Farooqi explains why this might be more than just a simple internet glitch. Plus, we hear from colleagues who speak Spanish, Arabic and Bulgarian about their favourite filler words and sounds.
Produced by Alice Gioia and Hannah Dean.
(Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)
By BBC World Service4.3
16031,603 ratings
Why are people in Pakistan struggling to use messaging apps and social media? BBC Urdu's editor Asif Farooqi explains why this might be more than just a simple internet glitch. Plus, we hear from colleagues who speak Spanish, Arabic and Bulgarian about their favourite filler words and sounds.
Produced by Alice Gioia and Hannah Dean.
(Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)

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