Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and right-wing Indian news outlets have launched an attack against the Urdu language, calling it a ‘Muslim’ language. Araga Jnanendra, the home minister of the BJP-ruled state of Karnataka in southern India claimed on Wednesday that a 22-year-old ...

US diplomat Donald Lu who had threatened Pakistani Ambassador served as a Political Officer at the US Consulate in Peshawar from 1992 to 1994 and is fluent in Urdu. He is considered a senior diplomat for South Asian affairs. According to the US State Department website, Donald Lu ...

Former ISI Chief, Lt. Gen. (retd.) Asad Durrani stated that ‘India is no longer a big threat to Pakistan’ because of the mess it created by illegally revoking the special status of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) in August 2019. In an interview with BBC Urdu, Durrani said, “After ...

*NEW DELHI – Another anti-Kashmiri move as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led fascist government in New Delhi has decided to remove Urdu as sole official language in Indian illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).* According to the KMS, the Indian Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill ...

ISLAMABAD-Reading the Holy Quran with Urdu Translation has been made compulsory during studies in all universities across Punjab. According to a notification issued in this regard by Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar, all universities in the province will make it obligatory on students to ...

LONDON: *Pakistani origin British MP Afzal Khan stuns all with his oath taking in Urdu in British Parliament.* Pakistan-origin British MP Afzal Khan who recently won in the general elections – surprised many by taking her oath in Urdu. “Thrilled to be back in Parliament as an MP for ...

TORONTO: Famous Urdu poet and song writer Himayat Ali Shair passed away in Toronto after a prolonged illness. Ninety-three-year-old Shair was born on 14th July 1926 in India’s Aurangabad and was later moved to Karachi after partition. Himayat Ali Shair was based in Canada since an extensive ...

Eminent Urdu and Punjabi poet Nisar Nasik passed away in Rawalpindi today. He was seventy six. His patriotic song 'Dil Dil Pakistan' attained fame at the international level. Pakistan Television awarded him life time achievement award for his contribution in literature. 

Urdu language learning classes have been launched in France for French students of Pakistani origin and students of other nationalities. Pakistan's embassy in France in partnership with a French non-governmental organization “Together for Human Development” formally launched the ...

PARIS - Urdu language learning classes have been launched in France for French students of Pakistani origin and students of other nationalities. Pakistan's embassy in France in partnership with a French non-governmental organization “Together for Human Development” formally launched ...