Urdu


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the official literary language of Pakistan, closely related to Hindi

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Ghazal is Urdu's most popular poetic genre and it has been so for ages, though it is under constant threat of being dethroned by 'nazm', or poem, and especially in recent years the 'coup' seems to be quite plausible.
He said that Urdu language united the people, living in Pakistan and the KMC will soon name after a major city artery to Sharea Urdu for which the resolution would be approved by the city council.
Mohammad Sulaiman Dehlvi is a name that has long been associated with different literary and educational activities related to the promotion of Urdu language in Qatar.
A fair part of the blame for dragging Urdu into political controversy, however, lies on Mohammad Ali Jinnah, because he identified Urdu as the language of the Indian Muslims.
While highlighting the effort of the Embassy of Pakistan to France to promote Urdu language in France, the Ambassador said that recently Embassy of Pakistan and Ensemble pour le Development Humain (EPDH) of France have jointly launched Urdu classes for the French young students in the suburbs of Paris for the first time in France.
In fact, now-a-days everything consists of English whether that are course books, tests, interview even though for talking, we use English instead of Urdu. However, if you ask a question to a Pakistani in Urdu, they won't be eligible to answer it properly.
This is part of the University's consistent efforts to promote Urdu language in the country, through distance learning system.
The convener of Urdu Wing, Mohammad Faizi, highlighted the significance of the Mushaira, as a literary artistic presentation of sentiments.
For centuries the Urdu language has been radiating with sophistication, style, and grace making readers read in admiration and respecting the efforts of Urdu prose and poetry writers.
Over 1,000 Urdu lovers enjoyed an evening with poets, Bollywood actors, singers at the fifth annual event 'Mehfil-e-Urdu' held at the Sheikh Rashid Auditorium, Dubai recently.
Dubai: Bazm-e-Urdu, an organisation promoting the Urdu language, hosted its annual event 'Mehfil-e-Urdu' last Thursday in Dubai.
Dubai: Bollywood actors Nawaz-uddin Siddiqui and Nandita Das and well-known poet Dr Basheer Badan will be among the star attractions at Mehfil-e-Urdu 2018, a much-awaited event that celebrates all things Urdu, in Dubai on August 16.
The winners were: Urdu Fiction: Bhujareten Nigar Khanay Ki by Sami Ahuja, Urdu Non-Fiction: Urdu Mein Taraqi Pasand Tankeed ka Tehkeeki Mutalia by Dr.
ISLAMABAD -- The government has turned the national language into a laughing stock by literally translating the English version of its websites in a bid to fulfill the Supreme Court's directives to federal and provincial governments to adopt and promote Urdu as official language.
ISLAMABAD:The 149th death anniversary of classical Urdu and Persian poet Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan Ghalib was observed on Thursday throughout the country with tributes paid to his selfless contribution in Urdu literature.