Preserving the language: 3rd Hindko dictionary to be rolled out
Font has been developed to standardise Hindko script and work is under way on over a 100 books and publications
PESHAWAR:
The Gandhara Hindko Academy will soon publish the 3rd Hindko dictionary along with several other books. This was announced by Gandhara Hindko Board GS Muhammad Ziauddin during a meeting on Sunday. The first Hindko dictionary was compiled by writer Sultan Sakoon in 2003 and a second version was out in 2007. Talking on the occasion, academy director Prof Syed Anwar Shah said a font has been developed to standardise Hindko script and work is under way on over a 100 books and publications.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 24th, 2015.
The Gandhara Hindko Academy will soon publish the 3rd Hindko dictionary along with several other books. This was announced by Gandhara Hindko Board GS Muhammad Ziauddin during a meeting on Sunday. The first Hindko dictionary was compiled by writer Sultan Sakoon in 2003 and a second version was out in 2007. Talking on the occasion, academy director Prof Syed Anwar Shah said a font has been developed to standardise Hindko script and work is under way on over a 100 books and publications.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 24th, 2015.