Tag: Urdu
SC upset over Urdu, irked that subjugation to Britons exists still
The Supreme Court (SC) has given the federation and provinces time until May 20, 2015 to declare Urdu the official language for the promotion...
Bilawal says CJP will never let him improve his Urdu
Commenting on the Supreme Court’s disposal of contempt notice against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan, Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari...
‘Urdu belongs to all’
Press Council of India Chairman Justice (r) Markandey Katju on Sunday said that Urdu belongs to all and the language is not restricted to...
LCCI promotes Urdu blogging
Social media can play a vital role in the socio-economic uplift and image building of the country as it can project views and opinions...
Iftikhar Arif for political vision to promote Urdu
Renowned Urdu poet Iftikhar Arif has underlined the need of a definite political vision for the promotion and growth of national language in the...
Famous Urdu poet Jaun Elia remembered
Noted Urdu poet, philosopher, biographer, and scholar Jaun Elia was remembered on his 10th death anniversary on Thursday.
Jaun Elia was born on December 14,...
Bhagwandas wants Urdu as medium of CSS exams
Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) Chairman Justice (r) Rana Bhagwandas has urged the political leadership of the country to make Urdu language the medium...
Death anniversary of Ahmed Faraz on 25th
The death anniversary of Ahmed Faraz‚ one of the greatest Urdu poets of Pakistan‚ will be observed on the 25th of August. Ahmad Faraz...
Ibn-e-Insha remembred
Famous Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer and columnist Ibn-e-Insha was remembered on his 85th birth anniversary on Friday.
Ibn-e-Insha was born on June 15,...
FUUAST organising conference from 29th
The Department of Mass Communication of the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) is organizing a conference at the Arts Council...
Revolutionary Urdu poet Habib Jalib remembered
Death anniversary of renowned and distinguished revolutionary Urdu poet Habib Jalib was observed here on Monday.
The legend Habib Jalib was born on March 24,...
For Vidya, Urdu literature means Gulzar
Vidya Balan admits to be in complete awe of Gulzar and says he is instrumental in introducing her to Urdu literature. “My introduction to...
57 years on, Manto’s contribution to national culture still remembered
“How important is morality for constituting a national culture? This was the point of discussion among intellectuals of the era of Saadat Hassan Manto,...
Nisar appointed APP Urdu Service head
The Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) management has appointed senior journalist Mian Nisar Ahmad as head of the APP Urdu Service, Lahore. He assumed...
A national literature struggles to be born
Pakistani novelist Mohammed Hanif was walking his dog on the beach in the wealthy Karachi neighbourhood of Clifton one day not long ago when...
Urdu play enthralls audience
Urdu play ‘Insha Ka Intizar’, directed and written by Anwer Jaffari, was presented by Tehreek-e-Niswan, Karachi Production, before the packed hall audience at the...
Veteran Pashto, Urdu poet Fazal Deen Khattak dies
Popular and veteran Pashto and Urdu poet and writer, former Animal Husbandry director and founding president of Pukhtaneh Leekwal, Dr Fazal Deen Khattak passed...
