URDU WORLDWIDE NETWORK

URDU IN CANADA

2010-11-08T12:50:00.001-08:00

URDU NEWSPAPERS IN TORONTO ONTARIO
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Qaumi Aawaz- Place page
www.qaumiaawaz.com - 16th Tamarisk Drive, Etobicoke - (647) 300-0608

Urdu Times Canada Ltd- Place page
www.urdutimescanada.com - 1310 Mid-Way Boulevard, Mississauga - (905) 673-7111
Pakistan Post
776 Dundas Street East
Suite 205
Mississauga, Ontario L4Y2B6
Telephone #: 905-272-3961 - 905-270-0144
Fax #: 905-270-0046
Email Address: pakistanpost2@bellnet.ca
GEO PAKISTAN
Http://www.geopakistan.ca
Address:
8 Freshspring Drive
Brampton, Canada L6R 3H6
Canada
Phone:
(416) 554-2948
Contacts:
Contact Person: Mohammad Saeed
Fax: (905) 654-4622
Weekly Urdu newspaper from Toronto Canada
http://www.akhbaarepakistan.com/
Address:
3264 Angel Pass Drive
Mississauga, Canada L5M 7K1
Canada
Phone:
905.607.0444

http://www.sundaytimescanada.com
Address:
Canada
Canada
Phone:
905-276-4048
Contacts:
Contact Person: Adnan Hashmi
Fax: 905-276-6162
http://www.urdukhabarnama.com
Address:
1515 Matheson Blvd. E
Mississauga, Canada L4W2P5
Canada
Phone:
416-312-6252
Contacts:
Contact Person: Rana Suhail
Fax: 905-248-5161

http://urdupost.info

Address:
12-600 Silver Creek Blvd
Mississauga, Canada L5A 2B4
Canada
Phone:
647-885-3664
Contacts:
Fax: 416-628-1610
http://ecanadaexpress.com

Address:
1342 Gerrard St. E
Toronto, Canada M4L 1Z2
Canada
Phone:
(647)299-0001
Contacts:
Contact Person: Qaiser Saghir

www.leadercanada.com
Address:
818 Queens Bridge Drive
Mississauga, Canada
Canada
Contacts
Chief Editor: Jawaad Faizi
pakistantimesonline.com

Address:
130 Dundas St. E.
Mississauga, Canada L5A 3V8
Canada
Phone:
905-487-4903
Contacts:
Fax: 905-814-8775
URDU NEWSPAPERS IN CALGARY ALBERTA
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PAKISTAN POST WEST

WEST CANADA'S FIRST MOST PUBLISHED

AND AUTHENTIC URDU NEWS PAPER

120-32 Westwinds Cres, N.E Calgary AB T3J 5L3

TEL: (403) 293-0200, Cell : (403) 852-2786, FAX: (403) 293-0220

TOLL FREE 1-800-PAK-POST, TOLL FREE FAX 1-800-293-6485

E-mail: pakistanpostwest@telus.net, pakistanpostwest@gmail.com

Express Media Network
Address:
P.O.BOX: 55071
Temple Postal Outlet
NE Calgary Ab. T1Y 6R6
Editor Mr. Shan Ali
Phone:
T. 403 612 6100
T. 403 800 3656
F. 403 455 9434

Email:
weeklycanadianexpress@gmail.com
editor@expressmedianetwork.com

Website: www.expressmedianetwork.com

Urdu Newspaper Nawai Pakistan
Bureau Chief
Mr. Ahmed Shakeel
Phone
403-577-0702
Fax

eMail
calgory@nawaipakistan.com

JOSH LITERARY SOCIETY
Mr. Iqbal Haider
Email:joshsociety@gmail.com; pehchan@pehchancanada.comOffice:403.241.0834 - 403.852.4768Location:Calgary, AB

URDU NEWSPAPERS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA
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CANADA / BC
SHAHANA G. HAQQI
Managing Director
Ph: 778-999-9499
Fax: 604-273-7474
Email : Info@urdujournal.com urdujournalweekly@gmail.com

Miracle Media Group Inc. ©
Contact Info: 9160 136A ST. Surrey, B.C., Canada
V3V 7Z8
Phone : 604 - 690 - 0400
www.miraclenews.com

Managing Editor : naseer@telus.net
Urdu Editor : rafiqs@shaw.ca

URDU IN KUWAIT

2009-10-26T11:25:00.000-07:00

URDU CONTACTS IN KUWAIT
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Gulf Pakistan English School & College

Est .Year : 1996
Location : Fahaheel - Block 11 - Balat Al Shuhaba St
Address : PO.Box 7267 - Fahaheel - 64009 - Kuwait
Tel : 3927713 / 3927714
Fax : 3927716

URDU RADIO SERVICE FROM KUWAIT

http://www.intervalsignals.net/countries/kuwait.htm

URDU IN SULTANATE OF OMAN(MUSQAT)

2009-10-24T16:51:00.001-07:00

URDU CONTACTS IN OMAN
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URDU SCHOOL IN MUSCAT
P.O Box 987 Ruwi - 112 Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Tel No: +968-24 702 489, Fax No: +968-24 7097 46

Email: pkschmct@omantel.net.om

Indian Club Muscat Freddy Printer (GM) 701347/9322713

URDU RADIO SERVICE
http://www.oman-tv.gov.om/rdeng/arabradio.

URDU IN NETHERLANDS(HOLLAND)

2009-10-21T15:08:00.000-07:00

URDU CONTACTS IN HOLLAND
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Department of Urdu University of Leiden

Dr. Mohan K. Gautam, Kern Institute, University of Leiden, Box 9515, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands. ...
http://www.hum.leidenuniv.nl/kern/

PAKISTAN AWAAZ SOCIETY

Our Head Office In the Netherlands is at:
P. C. Hooftplein 45,
3027 AW Rotterdam,
The Netherlands.
t. 010-4151107
f. 010-2624151
m. 0654 677 176
m. 0624 677 032
ING- Bank 66.77.89.243

URDU IN UZBEKISTAN

2009-10-13T17:37:00.000-07:00

URDU CONTACTS IN TASHKENT UZBEKISTAN
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TASHKENT STATE UNIVERSITY.http://www.tdshi.uz/portal/uz/

. TASHKENT STATE EAST ORIENTAL INSTITUTE more>>>

Types of activity:

INSTITUTS IN TASHKENT AND UZBEKISTAN,
100047
TASHKENT city
25, SHAKHRISABZ street Region code: 371

UZBEK STATE UNIVERSITY OF WORLD LANGUAGES
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Types of activity:

INSTITUTS IN TASHKENT AND UZBEKISTAN,
100138
TASHKENT city

21a, KICHIK KHALKA YULI street Region code: 371

RADIO TASKENT URDU SERVICE
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UZBEKISTAN Radio Tashkent at 1200-1500 UTC observed on 7285 9715 15295
17815 kHz, on two latter frequencies also well here in EUR. (WB)

Dr. Nasir Raza Khan
Director
Lal Bahadur Shastri Centre for Indian Culture

114, Musa Jalil Street-700077
TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN
Phone: (M) 00 -93-581-87-786

E-mail:dirlbscic@gmail.com, icctashkent@gmail.com

URDU IN FIJI ISLANDS

2009-09-28T12:38:00.001-07:00

URDU CONTACTS IN FIJI
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Islamic Institute Of The South Pacific
p.o.box:2685,Lautoka,Fiji Islands,
Lautoka, , FIJI

Phone: 679-6284377
Fax: 679-6663895
Email: darululoom@connect.com.fj
URL: www.darululoomdrasa.com

Maunatul Isalm Educational Centre
74, Vomo street,
Lautoka, , FIJI

Phone: +679-6661002
Fax: +6796663636
Email: abuswaliha@yahoo.com
URL: http://miafiji.ning.com

Nadi Muslim College
nadi,
Nadi, , FIJI

Email: faraaz86@hotmail.com

URDU IN SOUTH AFRICA

2009-09-28T11:01:00.000-07:00

URDU CONTACTS IN SOUTH AFRICA

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Khaana-e-Adab

KHAANA-E-ADAB
School of Urdu Grammar - established 1978
Na'at/Geet Academy - established 1999
Urdu on PC - established 2000 - On Pitch - established 2001

37 Mavis Road, Rylands Estate 7764,
Cape Town, South Africa

Tel: +27 21 633 0261

E-Mail: :khaanaeadab@yahoo.com

Ustaad Rawoot

Orient Islamic School

49 Centenary Road, Durban, 4001

PO Box: 701211, Overport City, Durban, 4067

Tel: +27 31 309 1450 Fax: +27 31 309 3709

RAZA URDU REVIVAL ACADEMY, DURBAN
TEL 27-83-338-3195
Email:salmah@Nweb.co.za

Sumaya Asmall
Communications Coordinator
Islamic Medical Association
031-2072250/031-2084558
Fax: 031 - 2072260
email: imamedia@eastcoast.co.za

URDU IN EGYPT(MISR)

2009-09-24T18:09:00.000-07:00

URDU CONTACTS IN EGYPT
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URDU TEACHING IN UNIVERSITIES OF EGYPT
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AL-AZHAR UNIVERSITY
DEAPRTMENT OF URDU
CAIRO.EGYPT

URDU SERVICE FROM EGYPT
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URDU RADIO SERVICE,
Radio and Television Building ,
P.O.Box 325 , Postal code no. 11511 ,
Cairo , Arab Republic of Egypt .
URDU SCHOOL IN CAIRO
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Pakistan International School, Cairo
6-Mohammed Sakeb St. Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt

URDU IN TURKEY

2009-09-23T12:07:00.000-07:00

URDU TEACHING IN UNIVERSITIES OF TURKEY
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Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Doğu Dilleri ve Edebiyatları Bölümü Urdu Dili ve Edebiyatı Anabilim Dalı
06100 Sıhhiye/ ANKARA

Telefon : +9 (0) 312 310 32 80 - 1549
Fax : +9 (0) 312 310 57 13

And also İstanbul University has the same department
İstanbul Üniversitesi, Edebiyat Fakültesi, Ordu Caddesi, 34459 Laleli-İstanbul
Tel: 0 212 455 57 00 15945 / 15948
E-mail: urdudili@gmail.com

URDU IN IRAN (PERSIA)

2009-09-21T14:05:00.000-07:00

URDU CONTACTS IN IRAN
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URDU SERVICES RADIO IRAN

urdu.irib.ir

URDU TV FROM IRAN
http://sahartv.irib.ir

URDU TEACHING IN UNIVERSITIES
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The Faculty of Foreign Languages at the University of Tehran
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM)
University of Sistan and Baluchistan Urdu Language class USB's South Asian and Subcontinent Research Institute is ...
www.usb.ac.ir

URDU IN RUSSIA

2009-09-09T11:21:00.000-07:00

URDU RADIO FROM RUSSIA
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VOICE OF RUSSIA, URDU SERVICE روس اور پاکستان کے تعلقات نئی سطح پک پہنچ رہے ہیں
http://urdu.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=urd&w=49

URDU IN CHINA

2009-09-02T18:50:00.001-07:00

URDU MAGAZINE PUBLISHED IN CHINA
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NAWAI DOOSTI http://urdu.cri.cn/pdf/ypx_urdmagz0901_090413.pdf

URDU IN BAHRAIN

2009-08-29T23:59:00.000-07:00

URDU CONTACTS IN BAHRAIN
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URDU SOCIETY ( HALQAE ADAB ) BAHRAIN
CONTACT PERSON:M. SHAFEEQ Tel 39629048.

Visit My urdu news

BAHRAIN.

Pakistan Urdu School – Isa Town

Building: 214
Road: 4111
Block: 841
City: Isa Town
Phone: 17687922
Fax: 1768552
P. O. Box: 3170

URDU IN SINGAPORE

2009-08-29T00:32:00.000-07:00

URDU CONTACTS IN SINGAPORE
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Urdu Development Society Singapore

Peninsula Plaza (Peninsular) #03-62, 111 North Bridge Road (S)179098
Singapore

6338 2710‎

URDU IN QATAR

2009-08-29T00:26:00.000-07:00

URDU CONTACTS IN QATAR
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INDO-QATAR URDU MARKAZ PB: 10254, DOHA , QATAR TELEPHONE NO. 00974- 457298, FAX NO:00974- 874270, 413994. INDIAN URDU POET'S ASSOCIATION DOHA , QATAR ...

URDU RADIO SERVICE
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Home
Qatar Broadcasting Service
Doha, Qatar, Media
Telephone: +9744894444
Fax: +9744870712
P.O.Box: 1414
Website: http://www.qatarradio.net

URDU IN MAURITUIS

2009-08-28T18:07:00.000-07:00

URDU CONTACTS IN MAURITUIS

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SADA E URDU- URDU NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN MAURITUIS
editor: MR.FAROOQ POOCHA.
C/O the nations Urdu institute.
KHADDAFI SQUARE
PLAINE VERTE
PORT-LOUIS MAURITIUS

URDU LANGUAGE CLASSES IN MAURITUIS
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Gandhi Centre for Indian Culture
Swami Sivananda Avenue
Phoenix
Tel : 6987899/6987338
Fax : 6972925
Email : igcic@intnet.mu

URDU IN JAPAN

2009-08-26T18:42:00.001-07:00

URDU CONTACTS IN JAPAN
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UrduNet News
PodcastMOHAMMAD Zubair, the producer of UrduNet initially started publishing "PAK SHIMBUN" the first ever biweekly Urdu news paper from Japan in 1998.

www.urdunetjpn.com Urdu Newspaper
Published by Mr. Nasir Nakagawa pakistani Japanese Translator/Businessman
WWW.PAKJAPANNEWS.COM Urdu Newspaper
WWW.GMKHAWAR.COM Akbar Urdu Newspaper
WWW.PMLNJP.COM Muslim league newspaper

WWW.NAWAETOKYO.COM
Nawa-e-Tokyo is the first online magazine in English/Urdu from Japan. We have started publishing an Urdu journal Nawa-e-Tokyo from Japan. The first issue of the journal came out in the month of June, 1991 (Colourful 72 pages, Art paper).

WWW.PAKISTAN.JP/DIRECTORY( Pakistani Business Community Directory )
WWW.PAKASSOCIATION.COM
Pakistan Association Japan was established more than 60 years ago in Tokyo with the aims and objectives to assist Pakistani community in Japan and develop mutua friendly relation between Pakistan and Japan. An elected body under the leader ship of Mr. Shahzad Ali Behlum, the President of the Association currently serving the community for the tenure of August 2006 to August 2008.

URDU IN AUSTRALIA

2009-08-26T17:49:00.000-07:00

Urdu Contacts in Australia
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Victoria

UMMA (United Muslim Migrants Association)
72 George Street
Doncaster East VIC 3150
Phone/Fax: 03 9842 6491

PAAI (Pakistan Australia Association) Incorporated
7 Eurora Court
Taylors Lakes VIC 3038
Phone 03 9390 2213

PAF(Pakistan Australian Friendship Society)
P. O. Box 443
St. Albans VIC 3021
Phone 03 9390 9162

New South Wales

Urdu Society of Australia
4/19 Woodcourt St.,
Marrickville NSW 2204

Pakistan Association of Australia
2/3 Lakemba St,
Lakemba NSW 2195
Phone 0401 053 748

ACT

Pakistan Australia Friendship Association
5-Dennes Place,
Lyons ACT 2606
Phone 0417 248 689

Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia,
Chairperson: Randolph Alwis
PO Box 344 Curtin, ACT 2605
Phone:02 6282 5755
Fax: 02 6282 5734
Email

Australia India Council
PO Box E8
QueenVictoria Terrace
ACT 2600
Phone 02 6261 3928

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Special Events Calendar

SBS Radio's Urdu Language Program presents special coverage of these and other community events throughout the year.

January 26
Australia Day

March/April
Easter

August 14
Pakistan Independence Day

September 11
Death Anniversary of Jinnah, founder of Pakistan

November 9
Allama Iqbal Day, to honour a favourite Pakistani poet.

December 25
Christmas

The following festivals are also acknowledged but their dates are subject to the Lunar Calendar.

They include Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Festival of Eid ul Fitr, Festival of Eid ul Udha and Seeratunnabi.

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Recommended Websites

www.memonics.com/pak/
Pakistan Information Page, a comprehensive site focusing on Pakistani language, directories, music, arts, culture, literature, tourism, journalism, news, and views.

URDU AS OFFICIAL UN LANGUAGE

2009-08-24T13:58:00.000-07:00

Title: Urdu as official UN language
Location: Global
Categories: Culture
Education
Globalization

Status: In Planning
Timeline: July 11 09 to July 11 11

Description:
There are 6 Official languages for United Nation.

1. Arabic

2. Chinese

3. English

4. French

5. Russian

6. Spanish

We want Urdu as one of the official Language for United Nation. For this purpose we need your help, we want you to join us if you want URDU as an Official Language of UN.

Details about URDU: There are between 60 and 80 million native speakers of standard Urdu. Urdu اردو/Hindi is the fifth most spoken language in the world. According to George Weber’s article Top Languages: The World’s 10 Most Influential Languages in Language Today, Hindi/Urdu is the fourth most spoken language in the world, with 4.7 percent of the world's population, after Mandarin, English, and Spanish.

(Thanks to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Background:
(Thanks to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Urdu اُردو

Spoken in Pakistan, India, Fiji (Fiji Urdu).

Also in various countries due to immigration, USA, UK, Germany, Canada, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Afghanistan, Norway, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Burma (Myanmar). Region South Asia, Middle East. Total speakers 80 million native (2009).

Official status: Official language in Pakistan and in India (5 states only) Fiji Regulated by National Language Authority, Pakistan; National Council for Promotion of Urdu language,

Standard Urdu has approximately the twentieth largest population of native speakers, among all languages.

Objectives:
To Make Urdu as One of the United Nation Official Language

Milestones:
Urdu اُردو Spoken in Pakistan, India, Fiji (Fiji Urdu). Also in various countries due to immigration, USA, UK, Germany, Canada, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Afghanistan, Norway, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Burma (Myanmar). Region South Asia, Middle East Total speakers 80 million native (2009)

Needs:
Join us we will send a Request to the Secretary-General of United Nation Honorable Mr. Ban Ki-moon as we see the growth of our members. Support us, join us and help us to make Urdu as one of the official language of United Nation.

Tags:

URDU IN U.S.A

2009-08-20T12:51:00.000-07:00

Pakistani American Newspapers
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weekly Sada-e-Pakistan New York
1093- Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11230
Ph: 718-859-1847 Fax: 718-228-9404
weekly Urdu Times, New York
weekly Pakistan Post
weekly News Pakistan
weekly New York Awam
Ph: 212-219-1331 Fax: 212-219-1335
373- Broadway, 4th Fl., Suite #20D, New York, NY 10013
weekly Pakistan Express, New York
weekly Asia Tribune, New York
weekly Dunya, New York
weekly Pakistan Voice, New York

E Newspaper PAKISTAN LINK http://www.pakistanlink.com/

URDU ORGANISATIONS IN AMERICA
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Urdu Academy of North America
Contact: Tashie Zaheer
Pakistani American Culture Center

4423- Fortran Drive, Suite: 160, San Jose, CA, 95134

Urdu Mehfil Houston TX
ttp://www.urdumehfil.com
Bazm-e-Adab Urdu Houston TX Dr. Zafar Taqvi 281-244-4436
Urdu Cultural Society
Urdu book discussion group.
Meets: 1PM, 3rd Sunday of each month
Schaumburg Township District Library
130 S. Roselle Road
Schaumburg, IL 60193

847-923-3347

Urdu Society California http://www.urduwriters.org
VOICE OF AMERICA URDU SERVICE http://www1.voanews.com/urdu/news
Radio Naya Andaz
(832) 607-2007

10614 Rockley Rd

Houston, TX 77099

URDU MUSHAIRA/SUMMELAN IN WASHINGTON DC
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Independence Day Bi-lingual Poetry Recitation in Washington

"The future of Urdu and Hindi is tied together and both depend upon each other," said Professor Asghar Wajahat at the third bi-lingual poetry recitation program held Sunday 16th August 2009 at the Montgomery County Executive Office Building in Rockville, Maryland. Professor Wajahat, a noted Hindi fiction writer and chairman of Hindi Department, Jamia Millia Islamia was presiding the bi-lingual “Yaum-e-Azadi” mushaira-kavi sammelan. The program, initiated by the Washington Aligarh Alumni Association (AAA) in 2007 to celebrate the independence of the Indian Subcontinent, this year was joined by the Metropolitan Washington chapter of the Global Organization of the People of Indian Origin (GOPIO).

Wajahat, himself an Aligarh University alumnus, was pleased to see that AAA had started this program to bring speakers of Urdu and Hindi to a common platform. He further noted that the standard of literature coming out of Northern America was very good.

Professor Satya Pal Anand, a stalwart academician, writer, and poet was impressed with the sentiments expressed about peace and friendship between communities by poets of both languages said “….. program has proved that we all are one; we may have differences but there are no ill-feelings amongst us.”

Similar sentiments were also expressed by other participants and audience during conversation with people. Mr. Fatehul Azam, a senior Aligarian visiting from Chicago, said, “Urdu and Hindi are like twin siblings that were surgically separated.” He added that the communities nurturing these siblings should keep on making efforts to let these siblings interact more often.

Wajahat also released a recently published book, Satya Pal Anand ki Nazm Nigari edited by Dr. A. Abdullah. This book is a compendium of articles written by prominent Urdu writers and critics about Dr. Anand and his contributions to the language.

Dr. Rafat Husain, AAA president welcomed the audience. He said that through this program we want to celebrate the common heritage of the subcontinent. Dr. Zafar Iqbal, General Secretary of GOPIO greeted the audience as its president Dr. Renuka Misra could not reach in time due to certain unavoidable circumstances. He thanked The Aligarh Alumni Association for giving GOPIO an opportunity to join hand in propagating a noble cause.

A. Abdullah, Akram Mahmood, Astha Naval, Aziz Quraishi, Baquer Zaidi, Dhananjaya Kumar, Gulshan Madhur, Madhu Maheshvari, Mohammad Anwar, Narendra Tandon Sahil Lakhnavi, Naseem Farogh, Razi Raziuddin, Rekha Maitra, Sadiq Bajwa, Satya Pal Anand, Suman Shukla, Suman Verdhan, Shakeel Azad, Sehba Ali, Tahira Rida, Vishakha Thakar, Yousuf Rahat, Zafar Syed, and Zaheer Parvez recited their inspiring poetic creations in front of a large audience in a spacious hall. The nizamat was conducted by Dr. A. Abdullah.

In his introductory remarks, Dr Abdullah recalled that 35 years ago The Association started the Mushaira tradition in the US. One of the goals of this activity was to provide a forum where people can assemble transcending political, religious, regional and geographical boundaries. He recalled that in 1975 after six month of active search he could find only 23 people in the entire North America who could be considered a poet. Today, 24 poets from our own city are participating at this event.

A colorful souvenir containing sample of poetry of participating poets, in both Urdu and Hindi scripts, and their short biography and photograph was also released at this occasion.

The Aligarh Alumni Association honored Dr. A. Abdullah with a plaque in recognition of his long and dedicated service for the promotion of Urdu language and literature.

Mr. Rajiv Ranjan, Counselor, Community Affairs, represented Embassy of India in Washington. He was impressed with the substance and message conveyed by the poets and stayed for the entire program.

Mr. Masood Farshori was the master of ceremony and the program was coordinated by Dr. Zafar Iqbal.

Submitted by

Zafar Iqbal, Ph.D.

19105 Warrior Brook Drive

Germantown, MD 20874

301-540-7636

Raabta.india@gmail.com

URDU IN SAUDI ARABIA

2009-08-16T14:56:00.000-07:00

Urdu Newspaper in Saudi Arabia
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URDU NEWS, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Newspaper PublishersURDU NEWS. Po Box 13402 21498 Jeddah Saudi Arabia. Telephone: +966(2)6391888 ... Newspaper and Magazine-Publishers and Distribution ...
PAKISTANI NEWSLETTER
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http://www.contactpakistan.com/newsletter/ksa/dec01toaug02.html

URDU IN DUBAI-(U.A.E)

2009-08-11T12:51:00.000-07:00

URDU CONTACTS IN DUBAI/U.A.E
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Mustaqbeel Urdu Times

United Arab Emirates Sharjah
48632

Phone: +971 6 531 2255
Fax: +971 6 531 2255
Covers general interest, beauty, fashion and family-related issues

URDU MANZIL . WEBPORTAL ABOUT URDU (UAE)
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Sabiha Saba
(UAE)00971-50-4454036
(UAE)00971-055.9330964

(Res) 00971 9 2772889

sabihasaba@urdumanzil.com
P.O.Box 17232 KALBA (SHARJAH)-UAE

Saghier Ahmed Jafri
(UAE)
(mobile)00971 50 4454036
(UAE)00971-055.9330964

(Res) 00971 9 2772889

E.Mail:saghierjafri@urdumanzil.com
P.O.Box 17232 KALBA (SHARJAH)-UAE

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Pakistan Association Dubai
P.O.Box 426, Oud Metha Road, Bur Dubai
Tel. : +971-4-337-3632, Fax : +971-4-336-4327
Email : pakassoc@eim.ae, info@pakassociationdubai.com
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URDU NEWSPAPER SAMUNDER PAR PUBLISHED FROM UAE
http://epaper.dailysharq.com/

URDU RADIO STATION IN U.A.E
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101.6 Fm DUBAI Hindi Urdu radio
89.1 MHz Radio 4
105.4 MHz Radio Spice
City 101.6 FM - Dubai
94.7 MHz Cool FM
657 50kW Voice of the UAE (EMI) - Sadiyat/Dubai
106.2 - Hum FM - Umm al Quwain Hindi/Urdu
URDU TV STATIONS IN U.A.E
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ARY DIGITAL FZLLC
office # 139 ,!st Floor,
Building No 9 ,
Dubai Media City,Phase -3
U.A.E

Ph: +971-4-3664888
Fax:+971-4-3904551

GEO TV
Po Box 502170
DUBAI MEDIA CITY
Dubai Media City
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Facsimile:

Website:
+971(4)3918935

http://www.geo.tv

Urdu Television Network (UTN)
The first purely entertainment oriented Urdu channel has begun test transmission and will launch officially with a proper program line up on Tuesday July 11th at 6:30 pm UAE standard time.

Beaming from AsiaSat 3S 105.5 degrees East, on transponder number 1V, the downlink frequency is 3660 megahertz. The downlink polarity is vertical and the transmission is analogue, free to air.

URDU IN FRANCE

2009-08-10T14:55:00.000-07:00

URDU MEDIA CONTACTS IN FRANCE
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www.pakpressclub.com
WWW.PAKGLOBE.COM

URDU IN SWEDEN

2009-08-09T12:08:00.001-07:00

URDU MARKAZ IN SWEDEN
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http://home.swipnet.se/urdumarkaz/

Urdu website WWW.URDULIFE.COM

URDU IN SWITZERLAND

2009-08-07T17:27:00.000-07:00

PAK SWISS SOCIETY, SWITZERLAND
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http://www.swisspak.com

URDU IN GERMANY

2009-08-07T16:41:00.000-07:00

URDU NEWS FROM DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMAN RADIO
http://www.dw-world.de/dw

URDU IN AUSTRIA

2009-08-06T17:22:00.000-07:00

URDU NEWSPAPER IN AUSTRIA
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URDU NEWSPAPER AUSTRIA TIME

URDU IN ITALY

2009-08-06T13:52:00.000-07:00

URDU NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN ITALY

URDU NEWSPAPER INQELAB www.inqelaab.com

URDU IN GREECE

2009-08-06T13:40:00.000-07:00

URDU NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED FROM GREECE

URDU DES PARDES WWW daisperdais.com/

URDU IN BELGIUM

2009-08-05T18:50:00.000-07:00

URDU NEWSPAPER IN BELGIUM
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Urdu Day Time WWW.MONTHLYDAYTIME.COM

URDU IN SPAIN

2009-08-05T14:41:00.000-07:00

URDU NEWSPAPERS IN SPAIN
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REPORTER WWW.DAILYDOST.COM
HAMWATAN WWW.HAMWATAN.ES
PAK NEWS WWW.PAKNEWS.ES
SAHARA WWW.SAHARABCN.COM
ANSAF WWW.ANSSAF.COM

URDU IN NORWAY

2009-08-05T01:03:00.000-07:00

URDU NEWSPAPERS IN NORWAY
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Monthly Quaid
Pakistan Overseas WWW.PAKISTANOVERSEAS.COM
Norway Vision WWW.NORWAYVISION.COM

URDU IN DENMARK

2009-08-05T00:42:00.000-07:00

URDU RADIO SERVICE IN DENMARK
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The Only Entertaining Radio Channel for Pakistani Community in Denmark,

"Complete Info-Tainment"

FM - 92.9 & Cablenet 88.9, 48 hours broadcast per week,

Monday/Tuesday
0000 to 0600

Tuesday 1700 to1800

Wednesday/Thursday
1700 to 0600
Thursday/Friday
1700 to 1800 And 2200 to 0600

Friday 1700 to 1800

Saturday 0400-0600 And 0900 to 1200 And 1600 to1900
Sunday 1100 to 2100

Here you can listen Fresh Pakistani, Danish & World News & Views, Old & New Pakistani Songs, Interviews of Danish & Pakistani Politicians and lot of other Informations.

Ghafoor A. Raja (Director & Chief Editor), Mob: +45-22475941

Malik Mubashar Y. Awan (Bureau Chief), Mob: +45-26301030

URDU NEWSPAPERS IN DENMARK
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Sandesa
Aap ki Awaz
Paklink
Hamwatan
Tanzeem
Sahil
Urdu HAMASR WWW.URDUHAMASR.DK

URDU CONTACTS IN UNITED KINGDOM

2009-08-04T15:32:00.000-07:00

URDU NEWSPAPERS IN UK
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Daily Jang London
The Nation WWW.THENATION.CO.UK
Nawa-i-Jang
Roznama Sadiq WWW.ROZNAMASADIQ.COM/WWW.URDUSTREET.COM
Atish News
News Urdu
UK Time London Weekly
PAKISTAN SOCIETY UK
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General Enquiries :Mrs Shama Husain
Hon. Secretary
The Pakistan Society
8 Harriet Walk
London
SW1X 9JH

Tel:
020 7235 9914

Email:

info@thepakistansociety.org.uk

URDU RADIO SERVICE IN UK
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صفحۂ اولBBC Urdu ایف ایم بلیٹن - پانچ منٹ دورانئیے کے بلیٹن جو ہر گھنٹے نشر ہوتے ہیں۔ آخری وقت اشاعت: Tuesday, 4 august, 2009, 18:49 GMT 23:49 PST ...
Radio FAZA
The name FAZA translates as 'fresh breeze' and like a breath of fresh air this is now the station began...

Radio FAZA is a torchbearer for all Asian women in Nottingham. Our aim is to provide a broad platform to promote important local community issues and actively promote Asian women as a positive and dynamic force in British society today.

Radio Faza was born out of the Kiran Media Project. AWP had previous experience in managing a community radio station due to running 3 RSL Licences in August 2000, February 2001, and August 2002. The Radio Authority invited organisations all over England to apply for the Radio Access Pilot scheme licence, over 200 groups applied. Consequently, we were one of the 15 organisations who were successful in securing the Access Radio licence.

Radio Faza has been on air since March 2002. Many local people have taken part in this initiative, young and old alike. Volunteers are always welcome to take part in presenting a programme or work on the reception, provide technical support etc.

RADIO RAMADAN FM 87.7 GLASGOW
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Radio Ramadhan, 27 Arlington Street, Woodlands, Glasgow, G3 6DT

T: 0141 574 4700

F: 0141 574 4600

URDU MARKAZ IN LONDON UK
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http://urdumarkazlondon.com

LEARN URDU FROM BBC
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/guide/urdu/key_phrases.shtml

URDU IN HONG KONG

2009-08-04T13:55:00.000-07:00

URDU CONTACTS IN HONG KONG
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The Pakistan Association of Hong Kong
Address: 151 Princess Maragret Road
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Phone: +852-2780-2157/+852-97181857
Fax: +852-2780-2447
Email: ajsint@nevigator.com
Website: http://pakistanclubhongkong@yahoo.com
URDU RADIO PROGRAMME
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Starting from 18 June 2005, a radio programme - "Hong Kong-Pak This Evening" ( Hong Kong Ki Shaam Aap Kay Naam) was launched jointly by Commercial Radio and the Home Affairs Bureau Hong Kong to promote multi-culturism in Special Administrative Region. It also aims at strengthening the sense of belonging of the ethnic minorities in Hong Kong, but at the same time retaining their cultural identities and differences. This is in continuation with the earlier Urdu radio show “Hong Kong-Pak Tonight “( Hong Kong Ki Shaam Pakistan Kay Naam) launched on Metro Radio Hong Kong in November 2004 which ended in June 2005.

"Hong Kong-Pak This Evening" is on air from 08:00pm to 08:30pm every Saturday. The programme is hosted by Abid Ali Baig, who is a poet , writer and a banker by profession, and has an experience of broadcasting for over 30 years in Pakistan, Kenya and Hong Kong. The programmes comprise mainly music, news, sports, Urdu literature, poetry, current affairs and community services related to the respective ethnic group; local celebrities from the ethnic group are also invited to talk about their own culture and their assimilation into the Hong Kong community.

URDU NEWSPAPER IN HONG KONG
Asia Times(MONTHLY)

Mailing Address: P.O.Box 495, Tuen Mun N.T. Hong Kong.

Tel: (852) 2450 5401 Fax: (852) 2450 5409

Pakistan Office: No. 2, Roman Building, Robson Road, Karachi.

Tel: 92-21-2636700 Mobile: 0300-2181677

Email Us: asiatimes@asiatimeshk.com or asiatimes@netvigator.com

URDU NEWSPAPER JANG HONG KONG WEEKLY
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Mailing Address: P.O.Box 495, Tuen Mun N.T. Hong Kong.

Tel: (852) 2450 5401 Fax: (852) 2450 5409

Email Us: janghongkong@gmail.com or janghk@netvigator.com
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HISTORY OF URDU

2009-07-31T12:36:00.000-07:00

BRIEF INFO ABOUT URDU EVOLUTION
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The term Urdu derives from a Turkish word ordu meaning camp or army. The Urdu language developed between the Muslim soldiers of the Mughals armies who belonged to various ethnicities like Turks, Arabs, Persians, Pathans, Balochis, Rajputs, Jats and Afghans. These soldiers lived in close contact with each other and communicated in different dialects, which slowly and gradually evolved into present day Urdu. It is for this reason that Urdu is also referred to as Lashkari Zaban or language of the army.

During its development Urdu language also assumed various names like the term Urdu-e-Maullah meaning the exalted army which was given by Emperor Shah Jahan and the term Rekhta meaning scattered (with Persian words) which was coined by the scholars for Urdu poetry.

History and Evolution of Urdu Language

Evolution and development of any language is dependent on the evolution and development of a society where that language is spoken. Various invasions and conquests on a place affect the development of its language. Urdu is no exception as it also underwent various stages of development.

Urdu belongs to the Indo-Aryan family of languages. Urdu by origin is considered to be a descendent of Saur Senic Prakrit. The term Prakrriti means root or basis. It is a later version of Sanskrit. As Prakrit language began to develop, it was influenced by Western Hindi dialects of Khari Boli, Brij Bhasa and Haryanvi.

With the coming of Insha's Darya-e-Latafat*, a need was felt to differentiate Urdu with other languages especially Hindi. It became a Hindi-Urdu controversy and as a result Khari Boli and Devanagari became the identity of Indians while Urdu and Persian of Muslims. In this context, Persian and Arabic words replaced with Sanskrit served the purpose of differentiating Hindi from Urdu.

Urdu emerged as a distinct language after 1193 AD - the time of the Muslims conquest. When the Muslims conquered this part of the continent, they made Persian the official and cultural language of India. As a result of the amalgamation of local dialects and the language of the invaders - which was either Persian, Arabic and Turkish, a new language evolved which later became Urdu. During the Mughals reign, Urdu was spoken in palaces and court and till the end of the Mughal rule; Urdu was the official language of most of Mughal states. This was the time when Urdu had become Persianized and enriched with Persian words, phrases and even script and grammar. With the coming of the British, new English words also became part of the Urdu language. Many English words were accepted in their real form while others were accepted after some modifications.

Currently, Urdu vocabulary contains approximately 70% of Persian words and the rest are a mixture of Arabic and Turkish words. However, there are also traces of the French, Portuguese and Dutch language in Urdu. But these influences are little.

Urdu was taken to other parts of the country by soldiers, saints and sufis and by the common people. As a result of the political, social and cultural contacts amongst the people of different speech and dialects, a mixed form of language formed called 'Rekhta' (Urdu and Persian in mixed form). Soon people started to use the new language in their speech and in literature which resulted in the enrichment of Urdu language and literature.

Urdu Literature

The origin of Urdu literature dates back to the 13th century in India during the Mughal rule. One of the most eminent earliest poets who made usage of Urdu in his poetry is Amir Khusro who can be called the father of Urdu language. In literature, Urdu was usually used along side Persian. Mughal kings were the great patrons of art and literature and it was under their rule that Urdu language reached its zenith. There used to be a tradition of 'Sheri Mehfils' (poetic gatherings) in the kings' courts. Abul Fazal Faizi and Abdul Rahim Khankhana were the famous Urdu poets of Mughal court. Likewise, Mirza Ghalib, Allama Iqbal, Hakim Momin, Ibrahim Zauq, Mir Taqi Mir, Sauda, Ibn-e-Insha and Faiz Ahmed Faiz have contributed to the evolution of Urdu language through their literary works.

It is indeed true that Hindi and Urdu are descendents of the same language i.e. Prakrit, but where the Hindi took influence from Sanskrit and adopted Devanagri script of writing, Urdu absorbed words from Persian, Turkish and Arabic languages and adopted Persian-Arabic script and Nastaliq calligraphic style of writing and emerged as a separate language. But beside common ancestry, the two languages are as different as can be. There are marked grammatical, phonological and lexical differences in both languages.

Urdu was also used as a tool by the Muslims for freedom struggle and for creating awareness among Muslim communities in South Asia to unite under the banner of Independence from British Raj. For this, services of Maulana Hali, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Allama Iqbal are notable, who through their poetry and prose provoked the necessary spark in the lives of the Muslims. Urdu was chosen to become the national language of Pakistan at the time of Independence from British. Urdu is now the national language of Pakistan, spoken and understood thoroughly by majority of the population.

URDU OVERSEAS NEWS

2009-07-30T16:55:00.000-07:00

URDU E- NEWSPAPERS
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Ash-Sharq, Dubai
KhabarNama, Canada
Leader, Canada
Reporter, Spain
Sada-i-Pakistan, USA
Urdu News, Italy
Urdu Times, USA
Pakistan Post, Canada
U.K. Time, Britian
Des Pardes
Dost
FreeHandsNews
Jang
Khabrain
Pakistan Overseas
Voice of Japan
dhudialnews.com/2009/08Overseas
Sadae- Watan
Pakistani Newspapers
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Dawn
The News
Nation
Daily Times
Business Recorder
The Post
Jang
Khabrain
Nawaiwaqat
Express
Aaj Kal
Pakistan
Daily Jinnah
Ummat
Pakistan Papers
Forex & Bonds
Open Market

URDU TV

2009-07-27T02:31:00.000-07:00

LIST OF URDU CHANNELS WORLDWIDE

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Pakistan
Aag TVOfficial Aag Tv Website
AAJ TV
ARY Digital
ARY One World
ARY Zouq
Ary One World
The Musik
ATV (Pakistan)
Business Plus
CNBC Pakistan
Channel 5
City 42
G Kaboom
Din News
Dhoom TV
Dunya TV News
Express News
Express 24/7
Filmazia
Film World
Fun TV
Geo TV
Geo News
Geo Super
Haq TV
Hum TV
Indus Vision
Indus Music
Indus News
ILIM TV
Masala TV
Metro One
MTV Pakistan
News One
NVibe
Pak TV
Play
PTV Home
PTV News
PTV Global
PTV Bolan
QTV
R World
Royal TV
Samaa
Silver Screen
Star Asia
Sun
TV One
The Musik
Virtual TV 1
Virtual TV 2
Virtual TV 3
Virtual TV 4
Waqt TV
Wikkid Plus

[edit] India
DD Urdu [1]
ETV Urdu [2]
Peace TV - Islamic channel, Broadcast few programms in Urdu
Kitab TV - Islamic Channel [3]
Sahara Samay Urdu - News channel launching soon[4]
Zee TV - International version of Zee TV also Broadcast few programms in Urdu.[5]
Munsif TV Hyderabad - News channel launching soon

[edit] International
DM Digital - UK
Noor TV - UK
Prime TV - UK
Venus TV - UK
Aap TV - UK
KBC - UK
AT Global - UK
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URDU MAGAZINES

2009-07-27T01:53:00.001-07:00

LIST OF URDU MAGAZINE PUBLICATIONS
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Bayaz بیاض
Khalid Ahmed , Imran Manzoor
14.5 Kilometer,Near Ammar Textile,Ather Shaheed Road,Multan Road , Lahore (Pakistan) , Tel. 0092 42 751300 , Fax. 0092 42 7512517 ,
E.mail : track@wol.net.pk
Takhleeq , تخلیق
Mudeer:Azhar Javed
Bhagwan Street,Purani Anarkali , Lahore , 54000 , (Pakistan),
Tel. No. 0092 42 7230807
Dabistan , دبستا ن
Sarparast: Murtaza Barlas, Mudeeran:Abbas Tabish,Shakeel Jazib.
Al-Razzaq publications,Room No.5 ,Shaukat Plaza,Safanwala Chowk, Lahore (Pakistan),Tel. No. 0092 42 6364247 , Mobile, 0092 300 4809235 , e.mail , abbastabish61@yahoo.com
Adab-e-Mualla,
Editor, Dr Nasir Rana
18-N,New market,Samanabad,Lahore( Pakistan)
Shaair ,شاعر
Mudeer:Iftekhar Imam Siddiqui
P.O.Box No. 3770 , Girgaon , H.P.O. Mumbai, 400004 (India) , Tel. No. 23829904 , 27707127 , 9324515157
Qirtaas,قرطاس
Editor, Jan Kashmiri
Post Box No; 40, GPO, Gugranwala.(pakistan)
Adab-e-Latif.ادبِ لطیف
صد یقہ بیگم
Monthly Adab-e-Latif.Res+Off: 39-Green Acres,Raiwind Road,Lahore-53700,Pakistan.Tele:00 92 42 5321692-3 /Cell:00 92 300 8479444Adab e Latif Roshnai روشنائی
احمد زین الد ین نکہت بریلوی
A - 8 , Nadeem Corner , Block N , North Nazimabad , Opp.
D.C Central Office , Karachi - 74700 (Pakistan) , Tel.. 6645177 , 6679796 , e.mail: Sabaekram@hotmail.com
Wijdan وجدان
ڈاکٹر صغراصدف
DR SUGHRA SADAF.editor_wijdan@hotmail.com227 NISHTER BLOCK ALLAMA IQBAL TOWN LAHORE
Aiwan Urdu ایوانِ اردو
Urdu Academy , B 5 , Samnath Marg , Delhi , (India)
Pehchan پہچان
1 , Biran Tala , Allahabad , (India)
Aqdar اقدار
22 , Ghalib Apartments , Pitam Pura , Delhi-34 , (India)
Babak بابک
Dr. S.M.Road , Malegaon - MP , (India)
Urdu channel اردو چینل
7 / 3121 , Gajanan Colony , Bombay , 42 (India)
Shagufa شگوفہ
31, Bachelors Quaters , M . J Market , Hyderabad , (India)
Khatir Khwahخاطر خواہ
Santosh Nagar Colony Mehdepatnam , Hyderabad , (India)
Sher O.Hikmatشعر و حکمت
6 - 3 - 659 Somaji Guda , Hyderabad , (India)
Pesh Raft پیش رفت
2703 , Baradari , Ballimaran , Delhi , 6 (India)
Khosar کوہ سار
Bhikan Pur , Bhagalpur , Bihar , (India)
Rooh e Adab روح ادب
2 / 75 , R.A.Q Road , Calcutta - 16 , (India)
Khushboo ka Safar خوشبو کا سفر
11 - 3 - 824 / 7 , Mallepali , Hyderabad , (India)
Isteaara استعارا
4 - A , Zakir Bagh , Okhla , Delhi - 23 , (India)
Adabi Naquosh ادبی نقوش
New Kareem Ganj , Gaya , (India)
Urdu Adab اردو اد ب
212 / Roas Avenue ، Delhi - 25 , ( India)
Jahan-E- Urduجہان ِ اردو
Raheem Gunj , Lal Bagh , Pin 846004 , (India)
Mishghaan مژگاں
J/85 , Topca Road , Calcutta - 700039
Intesaab انتسا ب
Saifi Library - Saronj - 4643228 (India)
Jahan E Jadeed جہانِ جد ید
P.O.BOX - 9789 , Delhi - 25 (India)
Ghalib Nama غالب نامہ
Ghalib Institute , Delhi - 110002 (India)
Safeer E Urdu سفیرِ اردو
47 Sutton Garden , Sundon Park Luton Beds , Lu3 , 3AF (UK)
Tamseel E Urdu تمثیلِ اردو
Urdu Adbi Circle , Qala Ghat Darbhanga , Behar (India)
Karvan E Adab کاروانِ ادب
A / 79 Ganori Main Road Bhopal , (India)
Gulban گل بان
F / 2 Rose Appts - Ahmadabad-46200/ (India)
Memar E Adab معمارِ ادب
Kotra, nageena , Bijnore (India)
Sabaq E Urdu سبق ِ اردو
Jama Masjid,Gopigunj-221303 (India)
naatrang.com نعت رنگ ڈاٹ کام
syed sabih uddin rehmani

naat rang:B-50 SECTOR 11-A north karachi 75850 pakistan

Bianul Aqwami Sadaa بین الاقوامی صدا
سیدہ نسرین نقاش مدیرہ،سید سجاد حسین کاشانی معاون مدیر
Bianulaqwamesada@yahoo.comاردو کلچرل سوسائٹی پوسٹبکس نمبر 849۔۔جی پی او سری نگر کشمیر
پرواز لند ن Parwaz London
صابرارشادعثمانی مدیر
sabir.usmani@ntlworld.com
MAHNAMA ADABEE MEEZAN
EDITOR DR. MAJID DEOBANDI
0091-11-26988221 ,0091-9968269786
P.O.Box No. 9763, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110025. (India)

URDU NEWSPAPERS

2009-07-26T23:38:00.001-07:00

LIST OF POPULAR URDU NEWSPAPERS
**************************************- http://www.apnajpj.com/Alakhbar - http://www.alakhbar.com.pk/Al-Qamar - http://www.alqamar.infoBBC Urdu News Service - http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/Chitral Times - http://www.chitraltimes.com/Daily Ausaf - http://www.dailyausaf.comDaily Express - http://www.express.com.pkDaily Islam Online - http://www.dailyislam.com.pk/Daily Jang - http://www.jang.com.pkDaily Mashriq - http://www.dailymashriq.com.pkDaily Punjab - http://www.dailypunjab.com/Daily Rozan - http://www.dailyrozan.com/Daily Ummat - http://www.ummat.com.pk/Dhudial News - http://www.dhudialnews.com/Dina Times - http://www.dinatimes.com/Geo News - http://www.geo.tv/geonews/urdu_headline.aspGujranwala Times - http://www.gujranwalatimes.comIn Time News - http://www.intimenews.com.pkKhabrain - http://www.khabrain.net/Kohetoor - http://www.kohetoor.com/Mirpur Times - http://www.mirpurtimes.com/Nawa-e-Islam - http://www.nawa-e-islam.com/Nawa-e-Waqt - http://www.nawaiwaqt.com.pk/Pak Watan - http://www.pakwatan.com/urdu.phpPakistan Overseas - http://www.pakistanoverseas.com/Tasweer-e-Watan - http://www.gujratlink.com/The Gujar Khan News - http://www.gujarkhannews.com/The Jazba - http://www.thejazba.com/The Jhelum News - http://www.jhelumnews.com/Urdu Point - http://www.urdupoint.com/home/Voice of America - http://www.voanews.com/urdu/Walayat News - http://www.walayat.net/

URDU LANGUAGE

2009-07-26T23:14:00.000-07:00

URDU WORLD WIDE
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There are between 60 and 80 million native speakers of standard Urdu (Khari Boli). According to the SIL Ethnologue (1999 data), Urdu اردو/Hindi is the fifth most spoken language in the world.[16] According to George Weber’s article Top Languages: The World’s 10 Most Influential Languages in Language Today, Hindi/Urdu is the fourth most spoken language in the world, with 4.7 percent of the world's population, after Mandarin, English, and Spanish.[17]
Because of Urdu's similarity to Hindi and roots in it, speakers of the two languages can usually understand one another, if both sides refrain from using specialized vocabulary. Indeed, linguists sometimes count them as being part of the same language diasystem. Some consider Urdu to be a dialect of Hindi. However, due to socio-politically reasons, they are considered as two different languages. Due to interaction with other languages, Urdu has become localised in many different parts and regions of the world it is spoken in, including Pakistan itself. Urdu in Pakistan has undergone small changes and has lately incorporated and borrowed many words from Pakistani languages like Punjabi, Sindhi and Pashto, thus allowing speakers of the language in Pakistan to distinguish themselves more easily. Similarly, the Urdu spoken in India can also be distinguished into many dialects like Dakhni (Deccan) of South India, and Khariboli of the Punjab region since recent times.
In Pakistan, Urdu is initially spoken and understood by everyone, including a majority of urban dwellers in such cities as Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Abbottabad, Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Peshawar, Quetta and Sargodha. It is written, spoken and used in all Provinces/Territories of Pakistan despite the fact that the people from state-to-state may have different mother-tongues, as from the fact that it is the "base language" of the country. For this reason, it is also taught as a compulsory subject up to higher secondary school in both English and Urdu medium school systems. This has produced millions of Urdu speakers from people whose mother tongue is one of the State languages of Pakistan such as Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Balochi, Pothohari, Hindko, Pahari, Siraiki, and Brahui but they can read and write only Ordu. It is absorbing many words from the regional languages of Pakistan. This variation of Urdu is sometimes referred to as Pakistani Urdu. This facet changes the basis of language censuses, i.e. An Urdu speaker is one who speaks Urdu, though he or she may be a native speaker of other indigenous languages. The regional languages are also being influenced by Urdu vocabulary. There are millions of Pakistanis whose mother tongue is not Urdu, but since they have studied in Urdu medium schools, they can read and write Urdu along with their native language. Most of the nearly five million Afghan refugees of different ethnic origins (such as Pathan, Tajik, Uzbek, Hazarvi, and Turkmen) who stayed in Pakistan for over twenty-five years have also become fluent in Urdu. With such a large number of people(s) speaking Urdu, the language has in recent years acquired a peculiar Pakistani flavour further distinguishing it from the Urdu spoken by native speakers and diversifying the language even further.

Autograph and a couplet of Last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah II, dated 29th April 1844
A great number of newspapers are published in Urdu in Pakistan, including the Daily Jang, Nawa-i-Waqt, Millat, among many others (see List of newspapers in Pakistan).
In India, Urdu is spoken in places where there are large Muslim minorities or cities which were bases for Muslim Empires in the past. These include parts of Uttar Pradesh (namely Lucknow), Delhi, Moradabad, Bijnore, Rampur, Aligarh, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mysore, Patna, Ajmer, and Ahmedabad.[18] Some Indian schools teach Urdu as a first language and have their own syllabus and exams. Indian madrasahs also teach Arabic as well as Urdu. India has more than 3,000 Urdu publications including 405 daily Urdu newspapers. Newspapers such as Sahara Urdu, Daily Salar, Hindustan Express, Daily Pasban, Siasat Daily, Munsif Daily and Inqilab are published and distributed in Bengaluru, Mysore, Hyderabad, and Mumbai (see List of newspapers in India).
Outside South Asia, it is spoken by large numbers of migrant South Asian workers in the major urban centres of the Persian Gulf countries and Saudi Arabia. Urdu is also spoken by large numbers of immigrants and their children in the major urban centres of the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Germany, Norway and Australia.
Countries with large numbers of native Urdu speakers:
India (51,536,111 [2001], 5.1%)[19]
Pakistan (10,800,000 [1993], 7%)[20] (Only refers to Pakistanis with Urdu as first language, i.e people who do not additionally speak the State languages of Pakistan including Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto and Balochi as mother tongues- See Muhajir) Otherwise Urdu is the prime lingua franca in Pakistan and most of its 173m inhabitants speak and understand Urdu - this is true of no other country.
United Kingdom Over 400,000 (2001 est.)[21]
Bangladesh (650,000, 0.4%)[22]
United Arab Emirates (600,000, 13%[citation needed])
Saudi Arabia (382,000, 1.5%)[23]
Nepal (375,000, 1.3%)
United States (350,000, 0.1%)
Afghanistan (320,000, 8%)
South Africa (170,000 South Asian Muslims, some of which may speak Urdu)[24]
Canada (156,415 [2006], 0.5%)[25]
Oman (90,000, 2.8%)
Bahrain (80,000, 11.3%[citation needed])
Mauritius (74,000, 5.6%)
Qatar (70,000, 8%)
Germany (50,000)
Norway (27,700 [2006])[26]
France (20,000)
Spain (18,000 [2004])[27]
Sweden (10,000 [2001])[28]
World Total: 60,503,578[29]

WELCOME TO URDU WORLDWIDE NETWORK

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We congratulate all the literary circles,poets,writers,journalists and publishers who have
Supported our idea of Urdu International blog to provide a neutral non political and non
Racial platform to contribute their writings,poetry,articles etc for the Urdu speakers living in
Different parts of the world.
Urdu is spoken worlwide from Vancouver to Fiji Islands ,it offers such a magnetism that no
Other language can come close such as URDU poetry sessions are conducted at nights where people
Sacrifice their sleep and comfort to appreciate the magic of this unique language.
Let us all cooperate,contribute and share our literary master pieces and make this blog a
Milestone in the revival,promotion and publication of this blessed language.
URDU INTERNATIONAL TEAM

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