Urdu

VC says only English, Sindhi’s mention was an oversight, new notification to be issued soon

‘Autonomous bodies’ rendered as ‘khudmukhtar laashein’ and ‘situation vacant’ as ‘khaali soratay haal’

Scientists need inspiration and for many it comes from science fiction literature

Scholar says people never learn from past, calls for resolving issues of Balochistan and FATA

Varsities sign MoU for academic and research cooperation in Urdu Literature

Speakers call for promoting native literature to keep national identity intact

Linguists call for using mother tongue for initial schooling

Speakers call for granting national status to more major languages

Writers, activists revive debate around solitary national language as two-day festival kicks off

Akhtar Raza Saleemi teamed up with software programmer Saeed Raza Khan to devise a programme called ‘Harf Kaar’

Presidential award recipient died after a prolonged illness

Five-day event will explore 70 years of Urdu literature in Pakistan

The Pakistan Qaumi Movement chairperson had approached SC to seek contempt proceedings against chief secretary, CM

Credit goes to Mudassir Azeemi who started a social media campaign prompting Apple to implement Nastaleeq font

Rumour has it that the diva brought on board a coach to give Urdu lessons to the actor

Company plans to introduce many more local language features

With the latest update, Google’s speech recognition now supports 119 languages

Kamal started poetry at a tender age, wrote many famous songs

Rich tributes paid to actor Mustafa Qureshi

Urdu does not undermine regional languages, say linguists

How many regional languages will survive 50 years hence is anybody’s guess

Justice Zia said that Supreme Court issued verdicts in Urdu, which promoted the national language

Division bench headed by LHC Cj Syed Mansoor Ali Shah dismisses an earlier decision by a single bench of the court

Participants were engrossed in classics of both Urdu and English literature

Student enrollment will commence this summer

Five Indian poets have flown in for the event’s Silver Jubilee

Ifzal Zaffar, 20, used Urdu to talk a man out of killing himself

Linguist believes younger generation is reluctant to learn mother tongue, traditions and cultural practices

Speakers call for writing history from people’s perspective

Raza Rabbani says resilience can be seen in Pakistan’s people, its professionals and its middle class

Lollywood actress flies from Dhaka to discuss her career, Lollywood and marital life

Crucial to see integration as a two-way street, academic says

PHC seeks reply from federal law ministry, K-P chief secretary

Speakers link the two genres, say literature has been influenced greatly by history

Poet Ishrat Afreen says foreigners are learning Urdu while Pakistanis abandon it

Scientific research reveals knowing a second language improves academic performance, emotional intelligence

Chennai-based Urdu scholars have said the Urdu text on new INR2,000 notes is wrong

The website provides services to job seekers and employers by providing them a platform for job searching and hiring

Parents focus mainly on children’s English language skills and discourage the use of the mother tongue

The Beijing Foreign Studies University plans to admit 20 students in its Urdu department this year

Flower appears in the middle of Mind of Mine as an intermission

UNESCO’s latest report has cautioned against hegemonic assertions of a national language in multi-ethnic societies

Adoption of Urdu as the national language after independence had been a source of alienation, adds the report

Zehra was one of the panellists at a session on ‘Sarkari Urdu, Awami Urdu: the Official Status of Urdu’

Syed Mohammad Anwer has encased the unique form in a coffee table called ‘Samrup Rachna: Apni Boli (Hindi-Urdu)’

Hussain was a recipient of a number of national and international literary awards, including Sitara-e-Imitaz

DC Comics meet Google.

Petitioner says Centre, provinces failed to implement court order

This time you won't need to read the newspaper discreetly

Some of the finest poets, authors and artists of today will join hands to pay tribute to the majestic language