FBR launches income tax return form in Urdu
- 05-Aug-2025
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has made the income tax return filing form available online in Urdu, aiming to facilitate nearly 84% of filers. According to details, the initiative is intended to simplify the process of filing returns by providing a user-friendly version in the national language. The move is expected to significantly […]
Govt to introduce tax return system in Urdu and other local languages
- 02-Jun-2025
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to introduce tax return system in Urdu and other local languages, implementing a simplified digital tax return system for the general public soon. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said that the government was determined to lead the country toward becoming a stable global economy through sustainable institutional reforms. […]
Erasing Urdu: A Threat to India’s Secular Soul and Cultural Tapestry
- 27-May-2025
Urdu, a language woven into the fabric of India’s cultural and historical identity, faces growing challenges under the current Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. Critics argue that actions in BJP-ruled states, such as replacing Urdu with Sanskrit in Rajasthan’s school curriculum and removing Urdu-Persian terms from Uttar Pradesh’s registry documents, signal a deliberate attempt to […]
Role of Online Books and Dictionaries in Urdu Literary Research
- 31-Aug-2024
There is no doubt that research work in the area of Urdu literature at the university level was considered a challenging task for research students. But nowadays the same research task is not as difficult as it was earlier. The reason is that hundreds and thousands of books, research journals, magazines, etc. are available in […]
Heeramandi slammed for doing ‘injustice’ to Urdu
- 02-May-2024
Indian TV actor Zeeshan Khan has criticised Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi web series for doing ‘injustice’ to Urdu language. The star-studded web series was released on Netflix on May 1, leaving the audience mesmerised by the grand sets, visuals, and music. However, the Khatron Ke Khiladi actor Sheezan Khan expressed disappointment over the actors’ inability […]
Jashn-e-Rekhta: Javed Akhtar, Bee Gul to headline largest Urdu literary fest in Dubai
- 03-Jan-2024
Celebration of the richness of the language, the World’s largest Urdu literary festival, ‘Jashn-e-Rekhta’, is set to be hosted by Dubai this year, with eminent names from Pakistan, including Samina and Usman Peerzada, Bee Gul and Mahira Khan, to grace the event. As learnt from the social media handles and website of the festival, the […]
LHC orders to adopt Urdu as official language in govt institutes
- 13-Feb-2023
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday ordered to adopt Urdu as an official language in government institutes, ARY News reported. As per details, justice Raza Qureshi heard the plea filed to adopt Urdu as an official language in government institutes. The court directed the government to implement the court orders in one month. […]
School’s registration suspended after student ‘humiliated for speaking Urdu’
- 30-Jan-2023
KARACHI: The The Directorate of Inspection & Registration of Private Institutions Sindh has suspended the registration of school located in Karachi’s North Nazimabad area after a fifth-grade student was allegedly humiliated for speaking in Urdu, ARY News reported. According to details, the five-member inquiry committee formed after the ward’s father made a video claiming that […]
SC slams govt for ‘failing’ to implement Urdu as official language
- 20-Sep-2021
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday has slammed the federal government for failing to implement Urdu as the official language despite the passage of six years, ARY News reported. The remarks were passed by a three-member SC bench headed by Acting Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Atta Bandial, hearing a contempt case […]
A-level Urdu paper leaked online before exam
- 28-Apr-2021
A-level Urdu paper was leaked on social media before the exam, it has been revealed on Wednesday.