That the two founding figures of Indian and Pakistani independence were united by a shared love of Urdu speaks eloquently of the language’s rich history. From left, Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru, Vice ...

This post is part of our special coverage Languages and the Internet. Pakistan today would seem primed for rapid growth in internet use. The country has had explosive growth of FM radio, satellite and ...

Senate Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) on Wednesday released an additional statement to be added to a $7.5 billion aid bill for Pakistan to answer foreign criticism of the package. As ...

Islamabad: The second day of the Pakistan Mother Languages Literature Festival continued the vibrant celebration of the country’s rich linguistic diversity, bringing together distinguished poets, ...

ISLAMABAD: ‘When the river dries, our cultural imagination dries with it,’ remarked one of the speakers as a panel on Folk Literature and Climate Change session, which turned into an urgent call to ...

Pakistani writing in English is attracting ever-increasing attention, both in Pakistan and the West. This might seem to be a self-explanatory category, comprising writing produced in English by ...