In a video clip circulating on social media, former One Direction member Zayn Malik playfully sang a short phrase in Urdu ...

The Mumbai Police congratulated itself but, in fact, there are several question marks over the arrests it has made,” says ...

Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Urdu-speaking Australians. Once you taste the flavours from Pakistan, you'll be longing for the cuisine. Get the latest with ...

It was Rasheed Hasan Khan (1925-2006 — his dates of birth and death mentioned online are usually incorrect) who through his book Urdu Imla (1974) made the issues related to Urdu orthography ...

The event, organised in collaboration with the Joy of Urdu initiative, aimed to promote the Urdu language through literary works. The book was conceived by Zarminae Ansari, the founder of Joy of ...

It has been translated into many languages — including English, German, Latin, Persian, Turkish, Urdu and the Berber language — and over a 100 exegeses have been written. According to Punjab ...

Discover some surprising facts about Urdu, including how much it has in common with other languages. Also available in Urdu with audio.