Since my last column about Saadat Hasan Manto’s story ‘Tamasha’, I came across his sketch ‘Hindi Aur Urdu’ (1954). Then I read Firaq Gorakhpuri’s ‘The Hindi-Urdu Issue.’ ...

Of course, there are a few errors in Iqbal’s Urdu poetry when it comes to lexical ... on Iqbal’s usage was published in Taj, a newspaper from Lahore. Syed Mumtaz Ali (1860-1935), a scholar ...

Bathinda: Reciting couplets in Urdu or using Persian words might be a hallmark of Manpreet Singh Badal, the former finance minister of Punjab, but his former friend-turned-political adversary ...

New Delhi (AFP) – In the bustling heart of Old Delhi, Indian bookseller Mohammed Mahfooz Alam sits forlorn in his quiet store, among the last few selling literature in a language beloved by ...

The annual four-day Urdu Heritage Festival returned to the Capital on Thursday, offering a plethora of cultural events, ghazal and qawwali performances as hundreds of people crowded the Central ...

Train services from Quetta railway station have been suspended for four days due to security concerns. According to a ...

Legendary broadcaster and Radio Pakistan's Urdu Newscaster Taskeen Zafar was laid to rest in Rawalpindi on Sunday. Veteran politician Raja Zafar-ul-Haq, Director of News and Current Affairs Radio ...

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Urdu Akademi, which had started a three-month certificate course in Urdu theatre, has trained over 100 students, providing them with practical knowledge and skills in the field.

Pakistan blast: The Quetta railway station explosion hit around 8:45am (local time) and was claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army, a separatist group. Pakistan blast: A bombing claimed by ...

Powerful bombing at a Quetta rail station in southwestern Pakistan kills 4 and wounds 25, government spokesperson says ...

However, as confirmed by the production company Alpha i, instead of Bengali, the film will be dubbed in Urdu for its Pakistani audience. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News ...

Pakistan News: At least 24 people were killed, and over 40 were wounded after a violent explosion occurred near the Quetta Railway Station in Balochistan, a southwestern province of the country ...