Urdu Language

Urdu (; Urdu: اُردُو‎, ALA-LC: Urdū) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the official national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. In India, Urdu is an Eighth Schedule language whose status, function, and cultural heritage is recognized by the Constitution of India; it has some form of official status in several Indian states.Urdu has been described as a Persianised standard register of the Hindustani language. Urdu and Hindi share a common Indo-Aryan vocabulary base and very similar phonology and syntax, making them mutually intelligible in colloquial speech. Formal Urdu draws literary and technical vocabulary and …

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World Bank Group · 31 July 2024 English

ethnic groups. The survey findings revealed that Urdu language is spoken and understood in all parts of the


World Bank Group · 29 July 2024 English

Forced displacement has become a phenomenon of tragic proportions. By the end of 2022, more than 108 million people were forcibly displaced, having escaped conflict, violence, or persecution. Low- and …

were taught the host country curriculum in the Urdu language. In interviews, refugee parents expressed their


World Bank Group · 25 July 2024 English

Forced displacement has become a phenomenon of tragic proportions. By the end of 2022, more than 108 million people were forcibly displaced, having escaped conflict, violence, or persecution. Low- and …

were taught the host country curriculum in the Urdu language. In interviews, refugee parents expressed their


World Bank Group · 7 May 2024 English

In Pakistan, learning poverty among primary school aged children is estimated to be as high as 77 percent, but little data exist on early learning experiences. This paper describes the …

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World Bank Group · 7 May 2024 English

In Pakistan, learning poverty among primary school aged children is estimated to be as high as 77 percent, but little data exist on early learning experiences. This paper describes the …

Saraiki language class (vs. Urdu language class) -0.0271 (0.0479) Other language class (vs. Urdu language class) -0.156* (0.0691)


RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 19 March 2024 English

For instance, ICPVTR lent its expertise to the creation of the Afghan research outfit, the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS), in 2006, and to the development of a …

and a special 177-page issue of its flagship Urdu-language monthly magazine, Nawai Ghazwat Hind. See more issue, along with covering it in its monthly Urdu-language magazine, Mujallah Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan


World Bank Group · 18 January 2024 English

The development objective of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Human Capital Investment Project for Pakistan to improve availability, utilization, and quality of primary healthcare services and elementary education services in selected districts of …

were proficient in speaking and understanding Urdu language. However, in cases where translation was required Remarks 1 Translation of IPP document into Urdu Language 1 200,000 Lump sum amount = Rs.200,000/-


UN: The United Nations · 11 January 2024 English

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Christians doing anything but the lowliest jobs. In Urdu-language newspapers there are adverts promoting jobs


RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 1 January 2024 English

On the one hand, Abu Turaife had indicated interest in becoming the “leader of jihad” in Southeast Asia during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.102 Moreover, after the killing of …

2023, the group started publishing a monthly Urdu-language magazine for women, Banat-e-Khadijat-ul-Kubra


UN: The United Nations · 24 November 2023 English

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cultures in Pakistan in favour of Islam and the Urdu language, which is hypothesised as the only Muslim language


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