URDU alphabet has 54 letters, including 15 letters denoting aspirated sounds. The statement is often considered contentious as the inclusion of 15 letters for aspirated sounds plus ‘hamza’ and ‘alif ...

NASTA’LEEQ, also spelt nastaliq, is considered the most beautiful of all hands used in Persian and Urdu calligraphy. But using this style of penmanship for writing Urdu with the help of mechanical ...

Where Does Bangladesh’s Once Dominant Awami League Stand Today? India is a country whose wonderful diversity stems from the richness of its past. That includes the Urdu script. Sitting in my ...

he fact that the alphabet of a language could be a contentious issue may be surprising for a large number of Pakistanis, given that we seldom dive deeply into the linguistics of Urdu or other ...