Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry has said that there are efforts, backed by foreign funding, to weaken Pakistan in the same manner as Palestine, Iran, Iraq, and ...

These factors combine to paint a picture where poetry is on its deathbed and struggling for breath. As a young person in ...

The bard of Bhopal always warbled a new melody. He settled on the banks of Yamuna, but the Upper Lake always lingered in his ...

PREMIUM The bias against Urdu showed its face during the framing of a Constitution for independent India, but the noble ...

Once the language of poets, revolutionaries, and common folk, Urdu remains a symbol of the Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb — a syncretic ...

By upholding the use of Urdu on a municipal signboard in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court reaffirms India’s plural ethos, ...

By upholding the use of Urdu on a municipal signboard in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court reaffirms India’s plural ethos, ...

The Supreme Court dismissed a petition challenging the use of Urdu signboards in the Patur Municipal Council of Akola in ...

ISLAMABAD, Apr 10 (APP): Renowned poet Iftikhar Arif bagged Kamal-e-Fun Award for the year 2023 on Thursday for his services ...

“Very few people are familiar with Urdu literature, even through poetry. There were forms such ... Daya Shankar ‘Naseem’ and Mir Hassan — who were best known for the masnavi form.

NISHTER is a Persian word and it means a lancet, a surgical knife or blade. The 72 nishters or lancets, or 72 heart-pricking ...

We’ve got you covered with both short poems and excerpts, as well as underappreciated works. Read on for the best Christmas poems of the year—they’ll bring you and your loved ones closer ...