单词 | Urdu |
例句 | “They understand it, but we speak both English and Urdu to them, and the kids respond to us in English,” he says. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I smile as I remember that “guy” in Urdu is the word for “cow.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Outside, a donkey was braying and someone was shouting something in Urdu. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I want more time here, to learn Urdu and to be surrounded by people who love me so much, impostor or not. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “It’s very pretty,” I say in my best Urdu, although I know my accent sounds pathetic. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “You should speak to them in Urdu only. And don’t answer them if they reply in English—that is the only way they will learn.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z But he would just say, in the Urdu accent he hasn’t lost after living in the Milwaukee area for twenty years, “Embarrassing? I don’t understand this embarrassing. Why do you care what people think?” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She gets up and imitates the host and makes a joke in Urdu. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z It was only with aspirin and something Fay concocted for me that I was able to finish my linguistic analysis of Urdu verb forms and send the paper to the International Linguistics Bulletin. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “Bhai Sahib,” she beckons in Urdu, calling the man with a mustache and thick glasses Mister Brother to be polite. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Or when they both scoffed at us and said, “Speak English, you’re in America,” while we were teaching each other phrases in Urdu and Korean. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z On my side, Raj Mandali yelled something in Urdu, probably “I have to go potty!” and ran for the exit. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The overdramatic music that accompanies the show sounds like the mind-numbing background tracks of the Urdu dramas that my parents watch at home, so I’m glad to leave. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Now maybe people will look at them funny, speak for them, or act confused when they try, like when I speak Urdu. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Everyone mixes English and Urdu here, and the man nods his understanding. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “Beta,” my dad says, using the Urdu word for “child.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z My dark mood becomes even darker when Mama and Baba begin to argue in Urdu after dinner. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He is peering down at me, speaking rapidly in a language I don’t understand, Urdu, I think. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She was soon able to read Urdu— and had started learning English. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He spoke English with a thick, rolling Urdu accent. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Well, we have been focusing more on their Arabic study than Urdu,” Mama says. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I include phrases in Urdu like “ye ha,” which means “this is,” that Zohra used to say all the time, and new words I learned and don’t want to forget. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z We complain about our parents insisting we speak Urdu even though we butcher it completely. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z His voice is deep and gruffer than on the telephone, and he speaks slowly in Urdu. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Mom” is for regular days, and the Urdu “ummi” for increasingly rare moments of filial affection. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “Everyone told you to speak in Urdu the whole time we were there.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Like the way she always wears a little gold Allah charm from Pakistan around her neck and the easy way she switches between English and Urdu when talking to her mom and mine. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I hear chatter, muted sobbing, sniffling, someone moaning, someone else sighing, elevator doors opening with a bing, the operator paging someone in Urdu. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Stores pressed against other stores on either side of us, large signs in Urdu and in English towering on billboards overhead. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I have no idea how much money that is since my Urdu is especially terrible when it comes to numbers. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The music slows, and a bright Urdu love song takes over from the sonorous dhol. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The cleric begins with a prayer in Urdu, translating everything into English for the many non-Urdu speakers. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z If our uncle plans to ignore us unless we speak to him in Urdu, there’s going to be a whole lot of silence around here. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I hand them the packages, which are wrapped in Bubble Wrap and Urdu newspaper. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “Were not guys,” Zohra laughs, and I remember I told her about how my parents always say that to us since “guy” means “cow” in Urdu. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “No one ever let me speak Urdu in Pakistan,” I blurt out. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Later that day, the man who had spoken to me in Urdu, Dr. Javid Kayani, came in with his cell phone. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Why didn’t my parents make sure I knew how to speak Urdu as well as Rabiya? Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He called me “sister” in Urdu and motioned toward his mouth. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z My parents start talking to each other in Urdu, the primary and personal language they share. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The old guy with the leg cast said something in Urdu. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I found a children’s show with two fluffy sheep puppets singing in Urdu. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z How am I supposed to get better at Urdu if no one lets me practice? Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z But I take the necklace and thank the man in Urdu. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z People in India always say Urdu is this sweet language of poetry, but to me, Urdu just sounds like my parents. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I picture myself eating my noodles in silence as my parents talk to Thaya Jaan in Urdu about the proper ways to raise children or about Pakistani politics. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I don’t want them to forget me—terrible Urdu and all. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z My mom’s voice turns from fearful to frantic as she begins arguing with my dad in Urdu. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I watch in silence as they haggle in Urdu over the price of something I don’t want. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I suddenly wish Urdu didn’t jumble in my head and come out all wrong. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I also unwrap delicate bangles made out of glass, covered in newspaper with Urdu lettering on it. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z And lots of people I met during my years as a traveling lawyer told me it meant something in lots of other languages: Polish, Urdu, Arabic. Two Tattoos Gone Wrong 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z “The opportunity to learn Russian and Urdu, I don’t have the time,” Doyle said. 4 Writers to Watch This Summer 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z Hamid had forgotten Urdu, forcing him "to relearn my first language as my third language". Mohsin Hamid 2013-03-26T19:07:18Z Soon the Benabibs were reading books on internal State Department politics and consulting everyone from Navy experts to advisors on Urdu as they started to craft a script. HBO's 'The Brink,' with Jack Black, is satiric about the geopolitical 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z “What tends to happen is that the tamasha, or spectacle, is a large part of the festival,” said Aakar Patel, a prominent writer and columnist, using the Urdu and Hindi word. India’s Literary Festivals Multiply Amid Anxiety Over Free Expression 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Nair also set out to integrate as much spoken Hindi and Urdu into the screenplay as allowable within the strictures of BBC broadcasting. ‘A Suitable Boy’ Finally Finds Its Perfect Match: Mira Nair 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z The festival will see all 37 of William Shakespeare's plays performed in 37 languages, from Urdu to Swahili, over six weeks in 2012. 1 arrest in protest at London's Globe Theater 2012-05-28T21:03:08Z He grew up speaking Punjabi then went to high school, where he realised the Urdu he had been taught was a hybridised Urdu-Punjabi. Mohsin Hamid 2013-03-26T19:07:18Z He notices a surveillance camera during his parents’ visit and starts talking to them in Urdu. ‘The Night Of’ Season 1, Episode 2: ‘You’re a Job to Him’ 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z Just months after finishing her law degree in Scotland, she decided to learn Urdu, move to Lahore and bury herself beneath a mountain of files in a stifling room. Flowers from the muck 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Though his parents are from Pakistan, English is his first language; he barely speaks Urdu. Review: ‘An Ordinary Muslim’ Gets Caught Between Cultures and Genres 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z Even our cabdriver was excited as we drove into port, exclaiming, "Queen Mary 2!" into his Bluetooth headset between bursts of Urdu. T Magazine: The Love Boat 2012-11-14T22:00:06Z He notes that in Mumbai, people speak a “mixture of Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, Marathi and, finally, English.” Books of The Times: In ?Globish,? Robert McCrum Traces the Spread of English 2010-05-25T21:08:00Z People speaking Catalan and Spanish, as well as French and German and Urdu and all the many languages of this multicultural city, but they were all people who live here. Barcelona without the tourists: ‘We've reclaimed our city but inherited a ghost town’ 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z “I got to stretch myself artistically and learn a new language,” she said of Urdu. Amrit Kaur of ‘Sex Lives of College Girls’ Runs on ‘Super Soul Sunday’ Podcasts 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z The bird's body was stamped with a message written partly in Urdu — Pakistan's official language — and what appeared to be a Pakistani phone number. 25 animals that have been imprisoned or arrested 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z Adults were genuinely curious about us, and my Hindi proved good enough to understand and answer most of their questions, which were asked in Urdu, a very similar language. A Journey to Kashmir’s Gurez Valley 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z The SNP proudly asserts the multicultural nature of modern Scotland with its MSPs taking the parliamentary oath in Urdu, Gaelic, Italian and English. What's the future of the Union? 2011-08-27T23:05:40Z In Pakistan, the Urdu word for “yesterday” is the same as the word for “tomorrow.” The Easiest Way to Crunchy Homemade Samosas 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z He recited Urdu poetry and sent me cloyingly romantic Bollywood songs. What He Hadn’t Told Me 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z At Heathrow, the action involved officials who spoke such languages as Swahili, Arabic, Yoruba, Urdu and Igbo. Racism label should not deter British police from FGM fight, says officer 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z “My in-laws are always speaking Urdu, and I’ve never seen that in a movie or a TV show that wasn’t them planning something nefarious,” she says. Kumail Nanjiani is the Romantic Comedian We've Been Waiting For 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z No wonder, then, that there are thousands of Pakistani community groups and publications dedicated to poetry in Urdu and the several regional languages of Pakistan. Pakistan's fertile artistic ground 2010-10-10T13:00:00Z Although Pakistan produces a vast amount of poetry, novels and biographies published in Urdu, demand for English-medium books is far lower than in neighbouring India. Book festival aims to restore Lahore's cultural tradition 2013-02-01T15:33:25Z At the age of three, I was a Pakistani child newly arrived in California, speaking Urdu but not a word of English. How I Solved It: New York or Lahore? 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Windsor Castle granted Basu permission to access the 13 remaining volumes of the Queen's Hindustani journals, in which Victoria would practice her Urdu, the Hindustani language. The True Story Behind Victoria and Abdul 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z I found it amazing that I could drive 15 minutes and only hear Mandarin, or Urdu, or Armenian. ‘Los Angeles is the globe in a small space’: author Ryan Gattis 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z Grant recipients include the Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project, which will use its grant to train community organizers, craft workshops and translate resources for survivors into Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese and Urdu. Time’s Up to give $750,000 to aid low-wage workers who suffer from abuse 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z The premises were a hive of activity: getting leaflets together, planning which streets were to be canvassed next, organising election envelopes, sorting out the Communist party leaflets written in Urdu from the ones that weren't. Election memories 2010-04-09T23:07:00Z Shakespeare's Globe theater announced details Tuesday of a festival that will see all 37 of William Shakespeare's plays performed in 37 languages, from Urdu to Swahili, over six weeks in 2012. The Bard goes global with 37 plays in 37 languages 2011-09-26T23:02:08Z My son is fluent in Urdu and deeply connected to his Muslim roots while also speaking Spanish. We need diverse influences: Artist Shahzia Sikander on her multicultural past and our future 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Cars and airplanes are reverberating with the meanings and ironies so typical of Urdu poetry – and the doomed love that makes up the Hassan mood. Mehdi Hassan's songs live on as Pakistan and India unite in mourning 2012-06-14T12:47:46Z His texts are casually multilingual, including phrases of Hindi, Urdu, and Bengali without translations into English. A Graphic Novelist Captures the Paradoxes of Living in the “New India” 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z Tens of thousands of books are published every year in Indian languages including Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam, yet few are translated into English, he said. Hindi Novel Wins International Booker Prize for the First Time 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z We speak in English, but when we talk about food, there aren’t enough words for the flavours and smells and colours, so we switch to Urdu Hindi. My first hour: five high flyers reveal their morning routines 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z Written on the sculpture is the word “havah,” which she said means “air” or “atmosphere” in Urdu and “Eve” in Arabic and Hebrew. Move Over Moses and Zoroaster: Manhattan Has a New Female Lawgiver 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z She spoke Urdu, the native language, and developed enduring friendships within the country. Who is Robin Raphel, the State Department veteran caught up in Pakistan intrigue? 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z He noticed her when she whooped at one point – he claimed it distracted him – and he picked her up by using a gambit in which he wrote her name in Urdu on a napkin. The Big Sick's Kumail Najiani and Emily Gordon: 'In America, the idea of a cross-cultural relationship is still controversial' 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z It floods us with details: names, philosophies, politics, religion, the history of Urdu literature. An Urdu Epic Puts India’s Partition Into Historical Perspective 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z How has your nomination been recieved in your home country?It is seen as an international recognition for the language I write in, which is Urdu, and for my country, Pakistan. The Man Booker International prize finalists speak 2013-05-14T14:19:53Z “Zafar in Captivity” shows the emperor, a former patron of painters and Urdu poets — and a poet himself — reclining on pillows, gazing wanly into the camera. Art Review: ?Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi? at Asia Society 2012-03-08T22:18:28Z His first-published story, when he was 13, was in an Urdu newspaper, and Urdu literature remains his "first point of reference". Nadeem Aslam: a life in writing 2013-01-26T10:00:03Z It was striking how little attention Ms. Khan’s show received in the Urdu media, which is read or watched by the vast majority of Pakistanis. For Many in Pakistan, a Television Show Goes Too Far 2012-01-27T02:19:30Z In Urdu, the word for vaccine is “teeka,” which refers to injections of all kinds. Oxford’s 2021 Word of the Year Is a Shot in the Arm 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z Multiply that figure by five to get the number of Cantonese speakers in the UK, by 10 to reach Punjabi, by 20 to those who use Bengali, Urdu and Sylheti. Why I'm saddened by Scotland going Gaelic 2010-12-11T08:00:00Z So even on “The Brink,” we ended up casting a Persian actor to play a Pakistani general, who was supposed to speak Urdu, and then spoke Urdu really badly. Can Television Be Fair to Muslims? 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z A translator of Urdu, Chinese and Japanese poetry, she taught poetry at a series of prestigious institutions: the University of Iowa, Washington University, Stanford University. Poetry Northwest journal revived at Everett Community College 2011-07-15T20:36:37Z And while he spoke perfect English, the directions, however, were in another language and script – Urdu. I tried Be My Eyes, the popular app that pairs blind people with helpers 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z You canny speak Urdu!" and the other replying, "Aye I kin. Election memories 2010-04-09T23:07:00Z The masala — Hindi and Urdu for “mixture” — is the mainstay of South Asian cooking. In Transit: In Mumbai, Where the Spices are Fresh 2011-02-24T11:00:43Z There’s subtitled swearing in Urdu, which is pretty funny. 'Silicon Valley' Recap: How Will Pied Piper Be Any Different? 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z Despite criticism in Pakistan following its publication, Bhutto told festival-goers that she is working to get it translated into Urdu so that more Pakistanis will be able to read it. Hay festival 2010: yesterday at Hay 2010-06-01T12:51:00Z And with some messages being written in Cree, Farsi and Urdu, this will likely be the first time many people will see their own languages in the sky. Protesting U.S. Immigration Policies, Artists Aim for the Sky 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z But in this Pakistani production by Theatre Wallay, rewritten in Urdu by three women, gender politics become more complicated; the men are no more in control than the women are meekly compliant. The Taming of the Shrew – review 2012-05-30T10:51:48Z In my favorite of these, Akeel, just when he seems ready to apologize to Malika for his lifetime of failures as a husband and father, suddenly switches from English to Urdu. Review: ‘An Ordinary Muslim’ Gets Caught Between Cultures and Genres 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z One of the few men in the atelier is a human Rosetta stone, translating instructions into Farsi and Dari; Pashto, Urdu and Hindi. The Leotard Queen 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z And as mentioned before, the sisters can speak both Marathi — the official language of the Indian state of Maharashtra — and Hindustani — which meshes both Hindi and Urdu, the national language of Pakistan, into one tongue. Rating "Bridgerton" on its South Asian authenticity, from its hair oiling to the haldi ceremony 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z Basu noted that the Queen would often sign off notes to Karim, her Urdu teacher, with "dearest mother" or "your loving mother." The True Story Behind Victoria and Abdul 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Five decades later, Ismaily has become one of music’s most in-demand collaborators, flitting like a mischievous butterfly through genres as diverse as honeyed folk, rambunctious free jazz and spectral meditations sung in Urdu. How Shahzad Ismaily Became Musicians’ Favorite Musician 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z "My culture – our culture – is rich in spirituality and love," she says, in a densely poetic Urdu. Abida Parveen: 'I'm not a man or a woman, I'm a vehicle for passion' 2013-07-08T17:10:27Z The name Hauz Khas is Urdu for “Royal Water Tanks,” which still surround the village like sentinels standing guard against the smog and clamor of the city beyond the deer park. On the Edge of Delhi, a Dynamic Cultural Scene Takes Shape 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z Theatre Wallay's production of The Taming of the Shrew at Shakespeare's Globe theatre, performed in Urdu. The Taming of the Shrew – review 2012-05-30T10:51:48Z Characters greet one another with an Urdu salutation instead of the familiar Hindi “namaste” and sprinkle in a few words of Urdu along with a little English. Indian Soap Operas, Ruled by Mothers-in-Law 2012-12-25T22:38:41Z "And it's a very important story to tell. Queen Victoria learned Urdu for 13 years; that’s a big deal, especially these days when you have so much racism around, so much anti-Muslim feeling." The True Story Behind Victoria and Abdul 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z The word “khaki” comes from the Urdu language, in which it means “always wrinkled.” Semper Fib: All-bogus military trivia from Style Invitational Week 1132 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Urdu poetry, which springs from the Persian, is filled with pathos, yearning, political and social injustice, loss, unrequited love and pleasure. 2012 review: notable deaths in music 2012-12-24T09:00:08Z Some Lahore residents told BBC Urdu that the noxious atmosphere is a frequent affair that has severely affected their health and other daily activities. Toxic smog chokes Pakistan and shuts cities 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Some face additional barriers to integration because they don’t speak the local Afghan languages, Pashto and Dari, having learned English or Urdu while living in Pakistan. Analysts warn that Pakistan’s anti-migrant crackdown risks radicalizing deported Afghans 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z “Friends, today we are going to talk about a topic that is extremely important for all of us,” the radio host announces in crisp Urdu. How a Radio Station Is Empowering Women in a Rural Heartland 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Police said posters had also been displayed in and around Woking train station and taxi ranks around the town in both English and Urdu. Sara Sharif: Surrey Police release new images of girl 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z The superstar speaks Hindi, English, Urdu and Kannada, and his films are translated into even more languages. Meet Shah Rukh Khan: If you haven't heard of the Bollywood superstar, it's about time you did 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z California cannabis brand owners wrote a beginner’s guide to weed and translated it into 11 Asian languages, including Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Urdu and Tagalog. After starting UCLA’s cannabis club, she unexpectedly became a weed whisperer for Gen Z 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Surrey Police are seeking information to help them gain a picture of Sara's life and have translated their appeal into Urdu. Sara Sharif death: Relatives of father detained in Pakistan 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z After translating the English version to plain English, learner’s permit tests were created in Farsi, Portuguese, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Hindi, Amharic, Arabic and Yoruba. Learner’s permit tests in Maryland to be featured in 10 more languages 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z The musical production is in Hindi and Urdu, with English subtitles playing out on LED screens. India’s first Broadway-style musical ends its U.S. tour in Long Beach this weekend 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Kamala uses her enchanted bangle to save her own grandmother, and the choir takes up the Ms. Marvel theme in a round — singing “Taqdeer,” which means “fate” in Urdu. How the 'Ms. Marvel' theme changed composer Laura Karpman's life 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z However, BBC Urdu journalists saw PTI supporters gathering outside Mr Khan's house in Lahore on Saturday afternoon taken away by police. Imran Khan: Is his political future over now he is in jail? 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Detectives are displaying posters in English and Urdu at the Surrey town's railway station and taxi ranks. Sara Sharif death: Relatives of father detained in Pakistan 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z “It’s always like this during the Hajj,” he said in Urdu, gesturing to streets teeming with sweaty pilgrims. What is it like living in Mecca? For residents, Islam’s holiest sites are simply home 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Such a mix is typical at this shelter, where you’ll hear languages from all over — Spanish and French, Ukrainian and Urdu. After seeking asylum, families at this shelter take their first steps in the U.S. 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Throughout the Islamic world, Arabic script was also adapted to write the local languages, such as Kurdish, Pashto, Urdu, and Punjabi. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z That Persian influence can still be seen today in the language of Urdu in modern-day Pakistan, which combines Hindu and Farsi elements. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z A police guest house has been declared a "courtroom" for the hearing, a police official told BBC Urdu. Imran Khan: Tense mood grips Pakistan ahead of former PM's hearing 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z In Toronto, the audience threw thongs at him as he sang a ghazal, a verse in Urdu. Ali Sethi is at Coachella, and everywhere else. And he’s not done yet. 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z The message was distributed in five languages: Arabic, Dari, English, Pashto and Urdu. Reclusive Taliban leader releases end-of-Ramadan message 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z The ban says any recipient must deposit such a gift with the state repository, known as Toshakhana in the Urdu language, within a month of receiving it. Pakistan police, ex-PM Khan supporters scuffle near his home 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z They were arrested amid Khan’s latest campaign dubbed “fill the jail cells” with detainees — or “jail bharo” in Urdu — as a way to pressure the government into holding early elections. Pakistani police arrest prominent Imran Khan supporter 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z The protest is part Imran Khan’s latest campaign dubbed “fill the jail cells” with detainees — or “jail bharo” in Urdu — as a way to pressure the administration into holding early elections. Pakistani ex-PM Imran Khan’s supporters rally, taunt police 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z And at Coachella, the crowd sang back to him in Punjabi and Urdu, the poetry and music of “Pasoori” evocative of a different time and space pulsating to a very modern beat. Ali Sethi is at Coachella, and everywhere else. And he’s not done yet. 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z It is being shown alongside posters recruiting people for the British Army in languages including Urdu and Hindi. Manchester Museum's £15m revamp puts spotlight on South Asian culture 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, rescuers were still scrambling to retrieve worshippers buried in the rubble, with a spokesman telling BBC Urdu the operation would continue for another three hours. Pakistan mosque blast: More confirmed dead in marathon search of rubble 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Having converted to Islam, she wears a headscarf, cooks an immaculate saag and speaks fluent Urdu. Review | ‘After Love’: A widow discovers her husband’s secret life 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Mr. Rahi then went onstage and read his work in Urdu, then the region’s official language. Rehman Rahi, 97, Eminent Kashmiri Poet Who Restored a Language, Dies 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z For centuries, Urdu was a prominent language of culture and poetry in India. Your Monday Briefing: Argentina Triumphs 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z The inaugural day of the Urdu poetry festival Jashn-e-Rekhta in New Delhi this month. Where Romantic Poetry in a Fading Language Draws Stadium Crowds 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z The anonymity of call-in radio shows on Azad — which means freedom in Hindi and Urdu — has allowed for difficult questions. In Dallas suburbs, Friday Night Lights make way for cricket 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z The anonymity of call-in radio on Azad — which means freedom in Hindi and Urdu — has allowed for difficult discussions. In Dallas suburbs, Friday Night Lights make way for cricket 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z It can be difficult to make conversation with so many languages, but Janice tries to understand a little bit of Urdu. Cost of living: The Leeds food bank making every user feel valued 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z Urdu — a language spoken widely in Pakistan, India’s archrival — is now stigmatized as foreign. Your Monday Briefing: Argentina Triumphs 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z That more than 300,000 people came to celebrate Urdu poetry during the three-day festival this month in New Delhi was testament to the peculiar reality of the language in India. Where Romantic Poetry in a Fading Language Draws Stadium Crowds 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z Someone has written in Urdu “For God’s sake, open it up” on one of the canal’s walls. Insurgency, neglect hurt flood relief in Pakistani province 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z The word was used as early as the 16th century by European travelers in the East Indies, and it may have etymological origins in Arabic, Chinese, Greek and Urdu. Hurricane or Typhoon? How Tropical Cyclones Get Their Names. 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z At Guantánamo, inmates and some guards called him “chacha,” a term of endearment that means uncle in Urdu. U.S. Releases Guantánamo’s Oldest Prisoner 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z The gathering, the Jashn-e-Rekhta poetry festival, was a testament to Urdu’s staying power as the key language of romantic expression in India’s songs and films, which draw heavily on Urdu poetry. Your Monday Briefing: Argentina Triumphs 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z For centuries, Urdu was a prominent language of culture and poetry in India, at times promoted by Mughal rulers. Where Romantic Poetry in a Fading Language Draws Stadium Crowds 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z Ameer was brought up in a household where Welsh, English and Urdu were spoken, but after leaving school he almost lost his ability to speak Welsh. Who do people in Wales think they are? 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z The other radio services that will end are Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Hindi, Indonesian, Tamil, and Urdu. BBC World Service proposes 382 post closures as part of savings 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z The pseudo profiles — active in Facebook groups that conversed in Arabic, Farsi and Urdu, the officials said — were used to amplify truthful information from the U.S. Pentagon opens sweeping review of clandestine psychological operations 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z The accounts behind the operation often posed as news outlets or took on the personas of people who didn’t exist, posting content in at least seven languages, including Russian, Arabic and Urdu. Facebook, Twitter and Others Remove Pro-U.S. Influence Campaign 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Urdu is now stigmatized as foreign, the language of India’s archrival, Pakistan. Where Romantic Poetry in a Fading Language Draws Stadium Crowds 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish and Urdu are among the languages in messages to “Grandpa,” “Mum,” “Daddy,” “Nana.” How We Mourn Covid’s Victims 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Albuquerque strengthened outreach efforts through translators speaking Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Urdu and Pashto — languages that officials have prioritized in recent days when sharing information about the killings. Albuquerque Welcomed Muslims. Then Four of Them Were Killed. 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Sparsh noticed the elderly man would jot down notes in Urdu. Partition: My journey to the ‘place no-one spoke of’ 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z “Conscious music” has flourished further as artists more recently began incorporating Urdu and Kashmiri lyrics. In Kashmir, ‘conscious music’ tests India’s limits on speech 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z Yet Urdu has remained the key language of romantic expression in the songs and cinema that saturate Indian life. Where Romantic Poetry in a Fading Language Draws Stadium Crowds 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z But the portrayal of Urdu as foreign is also not new in right-wing discourse. Why Urdu language draws ire of India’s right-wing 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z The workshop will be presented in Hindi, Urdu and English. Celebrate Mother’s Day at Pike Place Market, and more fun around Seattle 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z But Urdu was the official language of Pakistan. Partition: My journey to the ‘place no-one spoke of’ 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z The court said Kumara begged forgiveness before being brutally killed, saying he did not know what was written on the poster because he could not speak the local Urdu language. Lynching of Sri Lankan manager by Pakistani mob was anti-Islam -court 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Generations, in India as well as across the wider subcontinent and in the diaspora, have grown up humming songs from Bollywood musicals that draw heavily on Urdu poetry. Where Romantic Poetry in a Fading Language Draws Stadium Crowds 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z The British had changed the official language from Persian to Urdu in 1837. Why Urdu language draws ire of India’s right-wing 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z The baby named Jannat, which means heaven in Urdu, was shot multiple times on Monday, police in the central city of Mianwali and a relative of the baby said. Pakistani police search for man suspected of killing baby daughter 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z This language was Urdu, which means “from the soldier’s camp.” World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Myanmar was listed as a “Tier 1” at-risk country, with Burmese deemed a “priority language” alongside Ethiopian languages, Bengali, Arabic and Urdu. Hate speech in Myanmar continues to thrive on Facebook 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Knowingly or unknowingly, Urdu has been their language of angst, heartbreak and celebration. Where Romantic Poetry in a Fading Language Draws Stadium Crowds 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z In the past, politicians elected to state assemblies have been barred from taking oath in Urdu; artists have been stopped from painting Urdu graffiti; and cities and neighbourhoods have been renamed. Why Urdu language draws ire of India’s right-wing 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z Myanmar was listed as a “Tier 1” at-risk country, with Burmese deemed a “priority language” alongside Ethiopian languages, Bengali, Arabic and Urdu. Hate speech in Myanmar continues to thrive on Facebook 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z A blend of Arabic, Persian, and Hindi, Urdu is today the official language of Pakistan. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It described Azad Hind as an "offensive Urdu bulletin," saying it was "likely to become popular among Indians because of the outspokenness of its articles". Indian activists who helped change the face of modern Britain 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z He wanted to make a small number of good Urdu poems accessible by presenting each in three different scripts — in the original Urdu; in Devanagari, the script of Hindi; and in English transliteration. Where Romantic Poetry in a Fading Language Draws Stadium Crowds 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z Petitions have been filed seeking the removal of Urdu words from school textbooks. Why Urdu language draws ire of India’s right-wing 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z Jang, the country’s leading Urdu newspaper, described the win as “historic,” a sentiment echoed by other major Urdu newspapers. 2 Days After Cricket Victory Over India, Pakistan Still Feels the High 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z She said Facebook also now has hate speech classifiers in Urdu but not Pashto. Facebook knew about, failed to police, abusive content globally - documents 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Born on April 19, 1955 in Karachi, Sharif began his career as comedian on stage, but also performed in films and television dramas in the Urdu language. Prominent Pakistani comedian dies on way to US for treatment 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z Dozens of its employees travel around India to scan and archive works from old libraries and private collections, making out-of-print Urdu books available digitally. Where Romantic Poetry in a Fading Language Draws Stadium Crowds 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z Such attacks on Urdu, many believe, is part of a larger push to marginalise India's Muslim population. Why Urdu language draws ire of India’s right-wing 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z The team also tries to have people on hand who can speak foreign languages, including Urdu and Polish, as well as clinicians who can deal with medical questions. Covid: How can missing five million be persuaded to have the jab? 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Internal posts and comments by employees this year also noted the lack of classifiers in the Urdu and Pashto languages to screen problematic content posted by users in Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. Facebook knew about, failed to police, abusive content globally - documents 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z “They have never been in a city and many of them don’t speak Dari - as well as Pashto you hear Arabic or Urdu and other languages,” he said. Taliban have their work cut out to win hearts and minds in Kabul 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z In many ways, Urdu’s poetic tradition gives it an advantage in the era of social media and short attention spans. Where Romantic Poetry in a Fading Language Draws Stadium Crowds 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z A supple and expressive language, Urdu has been the preferred choice for some of India's most famous poets and writers. Why Urdu language draws ire of India’s right-wing 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z In 2005, the official website of Islamic Emirates of Taliban, 'Al-Emarah', was launched and now publishes content in five languages - English, Arabic, Pashto, Dari, and Urdu. The Taliban embrace social media: 'We too want to change perceptions' 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z In English and Urdu with English subtitles Not Rated Running time: 1 hour, 30 minutes Playing: Starts Sept. 3 in limited release, including the Landmark Nuart, West L.A. Review: Riz Ahmed burns with intensity as a British-Pakistani rapper in 'Mogul Mowgli' 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Volunteer interpreters who can help with Dari, Pashto, Urdu or Farsi are being sought. Evacuees who fled Afghanistan safely on United States soil 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z The building block of much of Urdu poetry is a simple “sher” — two versed lines in which the first sets up an idea and the second completes it. Where Romantic Poetry in a Fading Language Draws Stadium Crowds 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z Opponents of the language say that Urdu belongs to Muslims whereas Hindus only speak Hindi. Why Urdu language draws ire of India’s right-wing 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z Urdu is widely spoken in neighboring Pakistan and occasionally in Afghanistan itself. ISIS propaganda app that touted Kabul attack relies on Amazon Web Services 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z It is not immediately clear, though, why the sites in the Pashto, Urdu, Arabic, English and Dari languages went offline Friday. Official Taliban websites go offline, though reasons unknown 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z Garcetti, as a political appointee, has little expertise in India beyond several visits and a year of college study of two languages spoken here, Hindi and Urdu. Waiting for Garcetti: India evaluates its ties with a post-Trump U.S. 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z The name of the year-old restaurant translates from Urdu to English as “flute,” an apt word for the harmonious notes strung together in the kitchen of chef and co-owner Deepak Sarin. Review | Tom Sietsema’s 7 favorite places to eat right now 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z What we know as Urdu today can be traced back to Turkish, Arabic, and Persian, all of which arrived in India through waves of trade and conquests. Why Urdu language draws ire of India’s right-wing 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z Siraj’s mother, wearing a shalwar kameez, testified through an Urdu translator. The ‘Herald Square Bomber’ Who Wasn’t 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Every foreign tourist was known as an “angrez” — an Urdu word often used for foreigners — and we would line up in our pherans — heavy woolen cloaks — to watch them ski. Skiing in Himalayas Is ‘Like a Beautiful Dream,’ Despite Conflict and Coronavirus 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z While most in West Pakistan and East Pakistan shared a common religion — Islam — there were key differences, including language, with Bengali being widely spoken in East Pakistan and Urdu in West Pakistan. AP Photos: Bangladesh celebrates 50 years of independence 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z While most in West Pakistan and East Pakistan shared a common religion - Islam - there were key differences, including language, with Bengali being widely spoken in East Pakistan and Urdu in West Pakistan. AP Photos: Bangladesh celebrates 50 years of independence 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z This 'Urdu' was not seen as a Muslim language, as it is today, but had a class element - it was the tongue spoken by the elite of north India, which included Hindus as well. Why Urdu language draws ire of India’s right-wing 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z I have been speaking to him for the past year, over the phone and in email, texts and letters, in English and Urdu. The ‘Herald Square Bomber’ Who Wasn’t 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Messaging was translated into Romanian, Urdu, Punjabi, Polish, Russian and other languages, then sent out on WhatsApp groups managed by the champions. The Pandemic Needs Its Smokey Bear 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Her father, a retired Urdu language professor, kept up a text message correspondence with a New York Times reporter until he was taken to jail on Tuesday. She Escaped Pakistan. Now Her Father Has Been Thrown Into Jail. 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Mr. Arora’s success in the West was seen as a potential turning point for these karigars, an Urdu word that means “artisans.” For a Leading Light of Indian Fashion, All That Glitters Is Not Gold 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z While 'Urdu' borrowed words mostly from Persian - the elite lingua franca of medieval India - 'Hindi' took them from Sanskrit, the language of ancient Hindu texts. Why Urdu language draws ire of India’s right-wing 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z For years, his constant companion was Saheli, an Urdu word for a 'female friend' - an elephant brought in from Bangladesh in early 1990s. Kaavan, the world's loneliest elephant, is finally going free 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z The 10-episode series features a group of women from diverse backgrounds who get together to start a secret detective agency called Churails - the Urdu word for "witch". Churails: Why a feminist detective show was banned in Pakistan 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z "If I'm sounding emotional, let me explain: here, in France, the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad were made," he said in Urdu. Paris attack suspect wanted to avenge Prophet Muhammad cartoons, cell phone video claims 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z “If I’m sounding emotional, let me explain: here, in France, the caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad were made,” he says in Urdu. Police examine video of suspect claiming Paris knife attack 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z "So both the languages rest on a shared grammatical base," Dr Rai explains, "but both Hindi and Urdu have also for political reasons developed myths of origin" . Why Urdu language draws ire of India’s right-wing 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z On each of its four sides, the phrase “Let Peace Prevail” is written in different languages chosen by the Georgetown congregation: English, Spanish, Urdu and Haitian Creole. Peace Week 2020 to include new peace pole in Delaware 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z There was an interpreter, a Pakistani man who was fluent in Urdu. In Dark Times, I Sought Out the Turmoil of Caravaggio’s Paintings 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z He was referring to an Urdu word which suggests a mix of nepotism and favoritism, which he said has long been a function of cricket in Pakistan. He Loves Pakistani Cricket. It Doesn’t Love Him Back. 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z She told Fozia she had made a huge mistake and that she had now removed the video from her website and put out a retraction, in English and in Urdu. The fake news about schools that's misleading parents 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z The division was strengthened under British rule, who began to identify Hindi with Hindus, and Urdu with Muslims. Why Urdu language draws ire of India’s right-wing 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z For example, in March the government provided guidance on social distancing in 11 languages, including Welsh, Urdu, Arabic and Bengali. Fears over lack of translated virus guidance 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z He could get the general idea of what the men were saying, I assumed, possibly because they also knew some Hindi, which overlaps appreciably with Urdu. In Dark Times, I Sought Out the Turmoil of Caravaggio’s Paintings 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Information videos are being produced in English, Urdu and Gujurati to spread the message in the former mill town. Blackburn could face tighter Covid-19 restrictions 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Just as children are about to return to school, a video in Urdu has been widely shared in Bradford, and possibly elsewhere, falsely claiming that sick pupils could be removed their families without parental consent. The fake news about schools that's misleading parents 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z Also, what about Urdu words which are liberally used in Hindi speech? Why Urdu language draws ire of India’s right-wing 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z She met her relatives for the first time, but felt like an outsider, speaking Urdu with an accent. Who they are: Six DACA recipients rejoice over court ruling 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Pakistan’s national curriculum is taught in Urdu and English — the country’s official languages. In the world’s fifth-most-populous country, distance learning is a single television channel 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z That word — yaar in Urdu — meant “lover,” “friend” and, ultimately, “God,” too. In Uzbekistan, Coming to Terms With the Country’s Dazzling History 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z He learned to trade phrases or crack jokes in German, Japanese, Hindi, Urdu and other languages to connect with Amazon’s international workforce. Lives Lost: Purveyor of tacos, joy well loved in Seattle 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z Mr Rai says that attempts to remove Urdu from Hindi has "degraded" the latter. Why Urdu language draws ire of India’s right-wing 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z Its ethnically diverse staff serves a patient population that speaks more than 70 languages, including Urdu, Arabic, Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Yiddish, Creole and Russian. In the ICU, health-care workers with little to offer covid-19 patients soldier on 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z “Don’t make any moves,” the armed man said, in Urdu, “or this aircraft gets blown up.” The Terrorist Who Got Away 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Many were originally in languages ranging from Hindi and Urdu to Hebrew and Farsi, reflecting the trajectory of the virus as it has traveled around the world. Surge of Virus Misinformation Stumps Facebook and Twitter 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z Since 2018, Aurat March - Urdu for Women's March - has been held in many cities across Pakistan to coincide with International Women's Day on 8 March. Pakistan on knife edge over women's march 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z When I tell people at gatherings that I speak Urdu at home, some are very concerned about whether my daughter will be confused. Opinion | My Daughter Passes for White 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z He is multilingual, fluent in Arabic, Urdu, Baluch and English, and moved easily through a globalizing world, changing identities as one might change shoes. I've spent 20 years on the trail of a 9/11 suspect. Here's what I've learned 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z "It was loud, like sudden thunder. I was sitting with my daughter in the open courtyard with a toy torch in my hand," she told BBC Urdu. 'My baby's toy torch saved me from an avalanche' 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Described as “exuberant and satirical … an angry comedy about Zia’s brutal legacy to Pakistan” by the Observer, it was only released in Urdu late last year. A Case of Exploding Mangoes 'targeted by authorities after Urdu translation' 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z The book, which was recently translated into Urdu, pokes fun at the country's former military dictator, General Zia ul-Haq, and others in the armed forces. Exploding Mangoes seized in Pakistan raids 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Two young girls carried handmade signs saying “I want my daddy back” in Urdu. Pakistanis rally to end ‘forced disappearances’ by gov’t 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Her father, Waquif, wrote for a left-wing newspaper called Blitz; later, he was a high-school principal and a scholar of Urdu, the language of north India’s Muslims. Blood and Soil in Narendra Modi’s India 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Those rare works included first editions of “Animal Farm” and “1984” in Icelandic, Ukrainian, Swahili, French, Urdu, German, Hungarian and Spanish. George Orwell New Mexico exhibit bares ‘doublespeak’ legacy 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z BBC Urdu reporters say not a single woman was part of the JUI-F convoy as it wound its way around Pakistan over the course of the next five days. Why no women were marching against Imran Khan 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z "They claimed to be from the ISI but did not produce any official ID to prove that. They just took away all copies of the book," he told BBC Urdu. Exploding Mangoes seized in Pakistan raids 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Missing children ads are as regular as crossword puzzles in Urdu newspapers. The transgender volunteers on the trail of Pakistan’s missing children | Thaslima Begum 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z All are from South Asian families, so they speak Bengali, Sinhalese or Urdu at home, Italian with friends and now English, sometimes switching between all three languages. 'I translate for mum - and feel like head of the family' 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z The area has been gripped by fear for weeks, BBC Urdu reports, with parents stopping their children from going out and playing. Protests in Pakistan after boys' bodies found 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z According to BBC Urdu reporters, the women who did attend - some of whom were linked to the other opposition parties taking part - kept a low profile. Why no women were marching against Imran Khan 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z In his adopted country, he went by the first name “Jawaid,” which is pronounced in English the way “Javed” sounds in Urdu. He shot his friend in 1998 and was found to be insane. Now he’s killed again, D.C. police say. 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z This institution was established in 1998 by an act of parliament to impart vocational and technical education in Urdu. Promoting science in India’s minority languages 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z Insights abound, from the blurred boundary between Hindi and Urdu, to Australian languages in which the grammar changes when the speaker’s mother-in-law is present. What makes a dictator, a guide to the apocalypse, and demythologizing language: Books in brief 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z An Urdu radio broadcast played through the walls. As China pushes in, Hong Kong’s first ethnic minority social worker wants a future for everyone 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z "I see this is for the better," she told BBC Urdu. Why no women were marching against Imran Khan 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Many of the more than two dozen residents interviewed by Reuters over the past week referred to the Indian prime minister as “zaalim”, an Urdu word meaning “tyrant”. Besieged Kashmiri neighborhood in test of wills with India's Modi 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Protest graffiti, including calls for “Azad” - the Urdu word for freedom - were visible. Some signs of normality return to Kashmir, but India's clampdown... 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z In 2019, the company also launched in eight new languages that are spoken by more than 750 million people globally, including Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Vietnamese, and Urdu. Snap adds 13 million daily active users as it gets serious about global expansion 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z There were four good parts a year written for Asians, and three of them involved knowing the Urdu for “bridge” and “midnight”. 'Rejection didn’t hurt my pride - I had none left': confessions of a failed actor | Rhik Samadder 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z She told The Associated Press in Urdu through an interpreter on Wednesday that the image “would stay with me … throughout my whole life.” Pakistani teen’s family visits Texas school where she died 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Polish was the most widely spoken other language, followed by Punjabi and Urdu. ‘Moronic & clueless’: Boris Johnson sparks outrage, saying everyone in Britain should speak English first 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z Advocates are promoting videos in multiple languages — including Spanish, Urdu and Russian — that immigrants can watch at home to prepare for the moment an immigration agent knocks on their door. Fear of immigration raids looms as plans for ICE ‘family operation’ move forward 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z Polish was the most widely spoken secondary language, followed by Punjabi and Urdu. Boris Johnson sparks outrage, saying everyone in U.K. should speak English first 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z Wang speaks or reads more than ten languages—Chinese, English, Russian, Ottoman Turkish, Uzbek, Farsi, Hindi, and Urdu, Manchu, among others. The Threat of War Brings New Fears to an American Hostage in Iran 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Last fall, the district began working with Avant Assessment, a Eugene, Oregon-based company that develops tests in languages ranging from Vietnamese and Tamil to Amharic and Urdu, to develop proficiency testing for Hakha. Foreign language skills benefit refugee students in Texas 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z You can find the news about Pakistan’s war on women buried deep inside the metro pages of Urdu newspapers. Pakistan: where the daily slaughter of women barely makes the news | Mohammed Hanif 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Qaiser Ali, 53, of Halethorpe, Md., is facing a single felony count of promising to kill the unnamed victims via a message and video in Urdu posted to Twitter in November, police said. Leader of Md. chapter of Pakistani party accused of threatening to ‘slaughter’ family 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z At 9, 10, 11, he reveled with all Chicago in the Jordan-Pippen Bulls, which he and his father would discuss in English, saving Urdu for lesser matters such as real life. How the son of Pakistani immigrants became the voice of the women’s Final Four 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z So the two friends were keen to participate in one of several "Aurat" marches - named after the Urdu word for women - staged in cities across Pakistan last month. The 'womanspreading' placard that caused fury in Pakistan 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z The custom Purple Label black tuxedo Jonas wore also had a secret message inside the lapel: a small piece of lace from one of Chopra’s looks, embroidered with the Urdu “My Jaan,” for shared life. Top wedding trends, from tulle turbans to carbon neutrality 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z One couplet, written in Urdu, read, “Everyone should participate in the freedom struggle; everyone’s dream is freedom but no one wants to fight and die for it!” Fight against India joins 2 Kashmir teens in life and death 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z They figured they would need to print fact sheets in Spanish, Bangla, Urdu, Nepalese, Punjuabi and more. A cautious hope emerges among Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s constituents 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z Sports served as conduit, like the time they talked it until Mohammed suddenly swtiched from English to Urdu to say, “Hey, you know I don’t care what type of girl you marry, right?” How the son of Pakistani immigrants became the voice of the women’s Final Four 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z She had filled it with language learning apps: Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, English; and a Bollywood movie about a Hindu boy and Muslim girl who flee communal riots together, and eventually get married. Special Report: From terror to triumph - a young Rohingya woman's... 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z “When they would see anything written in Urdu, a prayer mat or something related to religion, they would seize it,” he said. Locked away, forgotten: Muslim Uighur wives of Pakistani men 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z "When they would see anything written in Urdu, a prayer mat or something related to religion, they would seize it," he said. Locked away, forgotten: Muslim Uighur wives of Pakistani men 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z The lane to the temple in Kartarpur, off a bumpy farm road, is marked with a sign in English, Urdu and Hindi Sanskrit. Sikh temple could build bridge between India and Pakistan 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Maredia, who talks with drivers in Hindi and Urdu, began running Uber in New York last year after joining the company in 2014 to oversee operations in his hometown, Houston. Meet the Man Tasked With Expanding Uber’s Business in New York, With a Smile 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z They have published in 16 different languages, from Azerbaijani to Urdu, targeting Internet users in less-developed countries. Special Report: How Iran spreads disinformation around the world 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z She broke social taboos and set new standards in Urdu literature, writes M Ilyas Khan. The Pakistan poet who dared talk of female desire 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z But it continued to be Illahabad in the local Hindi and Urdu languages. 'Why a name change killed my city's soul' 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Khandelwal — who also speaks Hindi, Urdu and some Spanish — previously served as the DPD’s policy director and deputy director of law and policy before being named interim director in July, according to her résumé. Anita Khandelwal confirmed as King County’s new public defender 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Most are immigrants whose conversations are a blend of English, Urdu and Hindi, and terms that many outsiders might find just as foreign — wickets, stumps and bails. Deep in football country, wickets vie with goal posts as the game of cricket surges 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z Out of the most commonly spoken South Asian languages, Hindi is first, followed by Urdu, Gujarati and then Telugu. Do you speak Telugu? Welcome to America 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Her mastery of English, Hindi, Sindhi, Persian and some Arabic enabled her to also translate both classical Sufi and Eastern European literature into Urdu. The Pakistan poet who dared talk of female desire 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z The Arabic of the others was colored by Pashto or by Urdu or by languages of which she had no knowledge. The 9/11 Novel That Finally Understands the Fulfillments of Faith 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z Khandelwal — who speaks Hindi, Urdu and some Spanish — previously served as the DPD’s policy director and deputy director of law and policy before being named interim director in July, according to her résumé. Khandelwal nominated to lead King County Department of Public Defense 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z A line in Urdu text running down the left side of the stamps reads: "Kashmir will become Pakistan." Why India is furious about a set of stamps 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z "The auction went beyond our expectations. We are really happy with its success," a staffer at the PM House told BBC Urdu. Pakistan sells off ex-PM's prize buffaloes 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z "After all, the money will return to our national exchequer and this is what our prime minister wants," he told BBC Urdu. Bidders flock to PM's car auction 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z The man, reportedly a Pakistani citizen, was arrested Tuesday in The Hague on suspicion of terror offenses after he allegedly posted the threat, in Urdu, on Facebook a day earlier. Dutch judge orders cartoon contest suspect held for 2 weeks 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z The Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project will use its grant to train community organizers, craft workshops and translate resources for survivors into Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese and Urdu. Times Up gives $750,000 for combatting sexual misconduct 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z My guide wasn’t unworldly; he’d studied for three years in Pakistan and spoke Urdu and English. Opinion | The Humanity We Can’t Relinquish 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z At home, she is respectful and obedient, not afraid to speak her mind, but always speaking it in her family’s native Urdu. Review: Home becomes a prison in the tense cross-cultural drama ‘What Will People Say’ 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z All around the ground floor are notices in Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali and Arabic: appeals to raise money to repatriate a corpse, or posters asking residents to fork out for repairs. An unsolved murder at Italy’s most notorious tower block 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Many of the voices speak English, but alongside them are a babel of other tongues – Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Azeri, Hindi, Turkish, Urdu. Shilpa Gupta: the artist bringing silenced poets back to life 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z The melody of many languages softly fills the small space of the Hina Beauty Salon in Kent — Hindi, Arabic, Urdu, Somali, Telugu, Punjabi and English. The beauty of henna art at Kent salon 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z The piece was inspired by the Urdu word ruveda, which means to "walk gently". Kashmiri art brings Hindus and Muslims together 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z I speak English better than I speak Urdu or any Pakistani language. Refugees, optimism and literary roots: Viet Thanh Nguyen and Mohsin Hamid in conversation 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Yet Mr Mansoor found an audience eager for a modern Pakistani Urdu production and the film played to packed cinemas. The fall and rise of Pakistani film 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z The rally on April 8 was a pivotal moment for the Pashtun Protection Movement, known by its Urdu initials, PTM. In Pakistan, a young Pashtun man was killed by police. Another has risen to lead a movement. 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Even now he cannot speak of her without singing a few bars of an Urdu love song. In China and India, there are 70 million more men than women. Here are the consequences. 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Plastic banners marked with messages of unity and cooperation — printed in Mandarin and Urdu — line the cement brick walls marking the outer perimeter of the large seaport facility. China’s ‘One Belt One Road’ investment to rebuild Silk Road trade routes 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z But I, at the same time, try to remind people that Pakistan is a mongrel country; that, yes, English is the language of the elite but so is Urdu. Refugees, optimism and literary roots: Viet Thanh Nguyen and Mohsin Hamid in conversation 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Indian films were banned, and eventually the number of Pakistani Urdu films dwindled. The fall and rise of Pakistani film 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z Despite the danger, she continued her activism, blogging under a pseudonym for BBC Urdu and appearing in several videos for the New York Times before she was shot. Malala Yousafzai visits hometown for first time since Taliban shooting 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z Yousafzai spoke of the importance of education and about the efforts of her charitable foundation to help girls, often switching between English and the Pashto and Urdu languages. Nobel winner Malala in tears on emotional return to Pakistan 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z On Sunday, the pews were crammed for communion and hymns in Urdu, accompanied on a handheld harmonium. Christians come under threat in Pakistan: ‘No one accused of blasphemy is ever safe’ 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z The analysts are divided into five teams that largely work in four languages: Arabic, Urdu, French and Somali. State Dept. Was Granted $120 Million to Fight Russian Meddling. It Has Spent $0. 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z Urdu is the national language of Pakistan but for all practical purposes, English is treated as an official language - most government ministries use English and it is also spoken by the country's elite. Is Chinese an official Pakistani language? 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z The multilingual staff speaks English, Urdu and Arabic. Muslim-led free clinic helps immigrants, the uninsured, poor 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z To ensure the broadest audience, the messages are typically translated into multiple languages, including English, Russian, Urdu and even Chinese. ‘We are in your home’: After losses, ISIS steps up campaign to inspire attacks 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z Staccato bursts of Arabic, Urdu, Persian and English fill the room. Refugees can achieve so much if they’re not caged in isolated camps | David Patrikarakos 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z As Ms. Tabassum showed me pictures of her deceased husband, the television in the background played footage of the sect’s caliph giving a sermon in Urdu. Shunned by Pakistan’s Muslims, Ahmadis Find Refuge in a City of Their Own 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Urdu is spoken by only 8% of the population, mostly in urban areas. Is Chinese an official Pakistani language? 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Shortly before 10 p.m., a lilting carol in Urdu wafted from a church loudspeaker, beckoning worshipers to Christmas Eve services. ‘We are many, and God is with us’: Christmas spirit shines in Pakistan despite church bombing 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z He likes to speak Urdu, she likes to speak Hindi; they are essentially the same language, written differently. Alka Pradhan v. Gitmo 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z I knew that her claim to being one of Urdu’s greatest writers lay with her short stories, but I needed to grow up a little before I could properly appreciate why. The book that made me a feminist 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z Among its rank and file are speakers of Arabic, Dari, Pashto and Urdu. An act of terror in New York 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Polish is the most common language after English, at 1 percent, followed by Punjabi and Urdu, at fractions. Britain releases massive report on disparities between nation’s races 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z BBC Urdu says that there has been no further information that has surfaced regarding arrests or investigations related to the video. Three stories about a 'sexist double standard' 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z But he spoke Hindi and Urdu fluently, making him a natural fit for roles like slick diplomats, British colonials, priests and police officers. Tom Alter, Blue-Eyed Star of Bollywood Films, Dies at 67 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z The voice of the UN secretary general is followed by greetings in 55 languages, including Aramaic, Burmese, Urdu, and several African languages. What NASA's Golden Record taught me about humanity 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z Karim taught her Urdu and Hindi, and exposed her to curry. At 82, Judi Dench’s mission remains the same: ‘To learn’ 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Based in Bengal, Weatherill embraced the local culture, learning Urdu and taking up meditation. Jeremy Corbyn and other famous vegetarian politicians - BBC News 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Another said he saw three women who spoke some Urdu and Pashto, and were "doing something about Christianity". Risky road: China's missionaries follow Beijing west - BBC News 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z I adapted my parents’ Urdu to sound like Delhi’s colloquial Hindi. Perspective | How it felt to be Pakistani in India during the triumph of Hindu nationalism 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z The national language, Urdu, is native to a small minority only. How Jinnah's ideology shapes Pakistan's identity - BBC News 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z This treasure trove of citizen's voices comes in 22 languages, though much of it is in Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Bangla and other regional languages of the subcontinent. Collecting 'difficult memories' from the birth of two nations - BBC News 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z I thought of my mother’s book, In Custody, about a professor of Hindi literature trying to record the poetry of an Urdu poet. Partition, 70 years on: Salman Rushdie, Kamila Shamsie and other writers reflect 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z My parents couldn’t read the street signs, which were in Hindi, not Urdu. ‘The wounds have never healed’: living through the terror of partition 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z But in any case, Mr Myrhe considers this a trial run for other languages and other collaborations: he mentions Somali, Hindi, Arabic and Urdu. Norway and Nigeria's unlikely bibliophilic collaboration 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z Elahi, who was bureau chief of an Urdu language newspaper and sister television station, was the fourth journalist killed in Haripur district in the last three years. Journalists in Pakistan under fire from many sides 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z You will hear Urdu and Tamil, Portuguese and Romanian, Wolof, Bambara and Sango, and as many dialects of Arabic as exist in the world. Can a New Generation in the Banlieues Change French Politics? 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z I thought of my father who taught himself to read Urdu and took pleasure in reciting Faiz and Ghalib on his rooftop on a summer night. Partition, 70 years on: Salman Rushdie, Kamila Shamsie and other writers reflect 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z The contract also reduces the language services from 20 to eight, with Punjabi and Urdu among those being cut. Visa applicants to the UK face £5.48 fee for emails - BBC News 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z "Are you from the UK?" he asked in Urdu. The city in Pakistan that loves a British hairstyle - BBC News 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z He also learned to speak Hindi and Urdu. Howard Hart, legendary figure in CIA clandestine service, dies at 76 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Migrating to Lahore in 1948, he channelled his rage and despair into a stream of Urdu short stories that are among the finest ever written in any language. Top 10 novels about Pakistan 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z I think of it partly in the terms of two great languages: the near-loss of Urdu in the west; the bifurcation of Bengali in the east. Partition, 70 years on: Salman Rushdie, Kamila Shamsie and other writers reflect 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z As a child, Nanjiani spoke Urdu at home; he learned English at school, and picked up colloquialisms from TV. Kumail Nanjiani’s Culture-Clash Comedy 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z The following day, though, David heard Komel on the phone talking heatedly in Urdu and became angry. Death of a Dystopian 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z She handles the Urdu translations and plans to begin law school in the fall. She helped deport hundreds of undocumented immigrants. Now she’s fighting for them. 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Institutes offer a range of Islamic courses in English and Urdu: on understanding the Quran, Arabic pronunciations and Islamic practices through presentations like “My WhatsApp to Allah.” Pakistan City’s Affluent Women Bring Islam Into Their Lives and Lifestyles 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z It was recently reported that the government is being urged to create opportunities for Britons to learn languages like Polish, Urdu and Punjabi, in order to effect more social cohesion. From Seaspeak to Singlish: celebrating other kinds of English 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z The street signs were in Urdu, the dominant language of Pakistan, but the conversations were all in Pashto. Pakistan targets Afghan Pashtuns and refugees in anti-terrorism crackdown 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z Protesters of all backgrounds descended on the airport while activists, advocacy groups and attorneys posted pleas for translators on social media. Most of the volunteers spoke Farsi and Arabic; some spoke Dari, Urdu and Armenian. For volunteer translators at LAX, helping immigrants is personal: 'Somebody here could be my mother' 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Ali said the Jan was working for Urdu language daily Qudrat, and also teaching at a school. Journalist killed by masked gunmen in Pakistan 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Puri was perfect in the film, displaying his frustration as he observed the decline of Urdu language and poetry. Om Puri: The actor who never got his due - BBC News 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z "She said hello, and then something in Pashto which I couldn't understand. I spoke back in Urdu, and she disconnected." Tracing the life of a woman 'killed for honour' - BBC News 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Activists say the figures, obtained from the human rights ministry by BBC Urdu, point to large-scale extrajudicial killings. Balochistan war: Pakistan accused over dumped bodies - BBC News 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z An immigration officer who looked to be from Pakistan barked at the group in Urdu: “You’re all going home, either alive or dead,” he said. They gambled, and lost: Dozens of migrants braved thousands of miles of jungles, seas and bandits to reach the U.S. Then they were sent home. 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z You can hear it in “Flower,” a gentle acoustic ballad from Zayn’s record with lyrics in his father’s language of Urdu. Meet Malay, the nurturing record producer trusted by Frank Ocean and Zayn 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z New language, because her foster family spoke English and not Urdu. Family of San Bernardino shooters seeks custody of their orphaned daughter 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z At a community advocacy center in Brooklyn, older women in hijabs sat in an English class and shared their fears in a mixture of English, Urdu, Arabic and Bengali. Donald Trump Win Has Blacks, Hispanics and Muslims Bracing for a Long 4 Years 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Her lawyer told BBC Urdu that she pleaded guilty to all charges against her in court. Pakistan to deport 'green-eyed girl' back to Afghanistan - BBC News 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z He read avidly in English and Urdu, the language of Pakistan, and wrote short stories and poetry. Seattle man dies in apparent Pakistan terror attack 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z “They are all going to school and most of them speak at least four languages,” he says, as our conversation switches between English, Wakhi, and Urdu. This Remote Pakistani Village Is Nothing Like You’d Expect We called ourselves the Kominas, which is Urdu for “the scoundrels.” Because Punk Still Rocks 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z The school is a place of cacophonous hope for students from 41 nations: You hear Fula, Burmese, Arabic, Spanish, Thai, Tibetan, Tajik, Urdu, Russian, Karen and Wolof, not to mention Bengali, in its hallways. Uprooted to Brooklyn, and Nourished by Cricket 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z She will probably be deported on Monday, her lawyer told BBC Urdu. Pakistan to deport 'green-eyed girl' back to Afghanistan - BBC News 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Subsequently a pigeon was apprehended with things written in Urdu on its feathers. Viewpoint: How India deals with the scourge of 'terrorist pigeons' - BBC News 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z He wears the tightfitting suits of a money-center banker, carries a fancy handbag and converses fluently in Urdu and Hindi. An Investor’s Plan to Transplant Private Health Care in Africa 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z The resolution also voiced concern that Doraemon was dubbed into Hindi, rather than Urdu, for viewers in Pakistan. Japanese robot cat Doraemon raises hackles in India and Pakistan 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Then Raju missed and was called out; the opposing players mocked him in Bengali and Urdu. Uprooted to Brooklyn, and Nourished by Cricket 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Two balloons were also recently found in Punjab with similar messages addressed to Modi in Urdu. Indian police detain pigeon carrying note that threatened Narendra Modi 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z With help from his son, he translated baseball’s rules into Urdu and—despite equipment shortages and playing mostly on soccer fields—eventually saw Pakistan earn a No. 23 world ranking. For One Weekend, the World Plays Baseball in Coney Island 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Theaters and musicians’ workshops were forced to close, anti-Western rallies were held and religious reading material in Urdu was widely displayed. Peshawar’s last bookstore closes, a victim of iPhones and Islamist extremism 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z It has staff members who speak Asian languages, such as Urdu, to attract Muslim families. A Once-Declining British Resort Town Sees New Life, Post-Brexit 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z In front of the locked gates near Mexico’s southern border, it’s an eclectic mix of French, English, Creole, Urdu, Lingala and Somali. Passage through Mexico: the global migration to the US 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z When the central IS leadership claimed responsibility for the Quetta bombing it issued statements in Arabic, English and Urdu, the latter language native mostly to Pakistan. Islamic State faces uphill 'branding war' in Afghanistan, Pakistan 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z New York City’s taxi and for-hire drivers are already an international bunch, hailing from 167 countries, according to the Taxi and Limousine Commission, which currently offers its licensing tests in English, Spanish, Bengali and Urdu. You talkin' to me? English no longer a must for NYC cabbies 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z Some stopped ordering expensive books in foreign languages or by international authors, shifting their emphasis to locally published religious books and works of national history in Urdu. Peshawar’s last bookstore closes, a victim of iPhones and Islamist extremism 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z Passengers are regularly exposed to a range of languages that span the globe, from Spanish to Bengali to Urdu. Know English? For New York Cabdrivers, That’s No Longer Required 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Fisher of Save a Child’s Heart worked to find a translator to help the father, who speaks Urdu and Pashto, communicate with the Hebrew-speaking staff. Unlikely Facebook Friendship Saves Afghan Baby With Heart Defect 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z But the response to the stories in Urdu, the local language, well that was a different story. The threats and abuse outspoken Pakistani women receive - BBC News 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z “One of the interesting conversations we had was how do we translate black into Urdu?” How a Group of Asian-Americans Is Spreading Support for Black Lives Matter 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z It is an arresting epitaph, written in Urdu script. Peshawar’s last bookstore closes, a victim of iPhones and Islamist extremism 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z At hospitals in Srinagar, scores of local volunteers, wearing jackets with incandescent signs identifying them as “Razakaar” in Urdu and “Volunteer” in English, received the injured as ambulances brought them in from rural areas. Kashmir hospitals overwhelmed after days of violence 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Fouzia's mother often read to her stories from great Urdu classics and that fired her imagination. How India's female storytellers fought to be heard - BBC News 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z The 24-hour TV channel, is broadcast from Dubai in English, Urdu and Bangla. Bangladesh to ban Islamic TV channel, Peace TV - BBC News 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z She shared the letter with her parents and friends, who helped translate and proofread the Urdu letter. How a Group of Asian-Americans Is Spreading Support for Black Lives Matter 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z He showed a collection of selfies on his phone that Zeenat had put together to the rhythm of their favorite song, an Urdu pop tune called “You Made Me Your Lover.” Pakistan: 'Honor' killings grow more brutal, draw backlash 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z He fumbled through his phone until he found a collection of selfies that Zeenat had put together to the rhythm of their favorite song, an Urdu pop tune called “You Made Me Your Lover.” In Pakistan, gruesome 'honor' killings bring a new backlash 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z Although the military analyst speaks only a little Urdu and no Arabic, some colleagues at the Directorate of Operations, which relies on native foreign-language speakers, automatically took her for a linguist. As the nation debates the place of Islam, the CIA’s Muslim officers fight terrorism 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z But many of the non-Muslims interviewed said Muslims tend to keep to themselves and speak less-familiar languages such as Urdu and Dari. After Orlando, some American Muslims are anxious about what comes next 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z “She didn’t socialize with the masjid people,” Bakht said, using the Urdu word for mosque. Here's what we know about Noor Salman, the widow of the Orlando gunman 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z You launch in and after two paragraphs the audience is gone; your fine words about the importance of accepting challenges may as well be in Urdu. The shame of the graduation speaker 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z On a white tissue paper, she had written a poem, part in English, part in Urdu. In Pakistan, gruesome 'honor' killings bring a new backlash 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z "When she told her parents about us, they beat her so severely she was bleeding from her mouth and nose," Mr Khan told BBC Urdu. Pakistan: Zeenat Rafiq who was burnt for eloping is buried - BBC News 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The same website helpfully lists all the fatwas against the Ahmadi in Urdu, English and Arabic. Preparing for the worst 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z In March he released a solo album entitled “Mind of Mine” which includes “Intermission: Flower,” a song sung entirely in Urdu, his father’s native tongue. Twitter suspends Azealia Banks after crude, racist rant against Zayn Malik 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Most speak one of several Chinese dialects, but a potpourri of other languages are spoken as well, including Uzbek, Russian, Urdu and Arabic. New York Schools Struggle With New Rules to Help Students Learning English 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z InfoSpan began establishing call centers around the world, including in the Emirates, Pakistan, India and Mexico, with operators fluent in Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, Spanish and other languages, according to the company. Lawsuit accuses Middle East bank of stealing an Orange County entrepreneur's technology 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z He often writes in Urdu—plays and song lyrics as well as journalism—and he appears on Urdu-language television. A Pakistani Novelist Tests the Limits 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z In a handwritten note in Urdu, he said he had always hated such activities and had published his thoughts on the matter in a book. The man who brought jihad to Britain in 1993 - BBC News 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z There's also the intriguing matter of his Muslim faith, a true rarity in Western pop that he seems to acknowledge in one track, "Flower," with a lovely vocal melody sung in Urdu. A year after quitting One Direction, Zayn Malik gets serious on the moody, textured 'Mind of Mine' 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z But in all its many layers the Indian government remains just as addicted to, and sometimes just as confused by, the demon alcohol as any wine-drenched Urdu bard. Taxing tipplers 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Walking along the neighborhood’s main drag, where many shop names are stenciled in Urdu, Denny, a Jamaican native, called suggestions that Bury Park is a no-go zone for non-Muslims “pathetic.” In supposed no-go zone, British Muslims, Christians say no to fanatics 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z The effect of his work in Urdu is more pronounced, he says; more people call him to comment on his pieces, and his criticisms of the government or the military carry more punch. A Pakistani Novelist Tests the Limits 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z A BBC investigation has uncovered the details of his tour in an archive of militant group magazines published in Urdu. The man who brought jihad to Britain in 1993 - BBC News 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Additional pages are planned in the Arabic and Urdu languages. The FBI has launched a Facebook page in Farsi to solicit tips on the whereabouts of a former FBI agent who went missing in Iran in 2007 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z His academic formality drains away quickly once he gets going, though, and he converses comfortably in English, in addition to the main languages of Afghanistan — Dari and Pashto — and Urdu. Voice for Hazaras Laments Lost Chances in Afghanistan’s Tumult 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z A local manager told BBC Urdu - on condition of anonymity - that "many locals are able to hold their daughters' weddings each year after such visits". How Pakistan's bustard hunting ban was shot down - BBC News 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Eight years after its publication, “Mangoes” has yet to be published in Urdu. A Pakistani Novelist Tests the Limits 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z We’ve found a car,” the “major” said on one such call, according to Mr. Verma, who said the conversation was in Urdu, one of Pakistan’s main languages. How Six Red-Bull-Drinking Militants Put India-Pakistan Detente at Risk 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z On the ideological front, officials monitor extremist publications in a host of languages, including Chinese and Urdu, and track fatwas issued by radical preachers. Egypt’s President Turns to Religion to Bolster His Authority 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z With classes in Urdu, instead of Arabic, and a curriculum based on the one back home in Pakistan instead of the Saudi system, the sprawling walled campus is something of a bubble, its administrators say. San Bernardino shooter was a Pakistani who became known as a 'Saudi girl' 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z The family speaks Urdu and a dialect of Punjabi known as Saraiki. Tashfeen Malik was 'modern girl' who began posting extremist messages on Facebook 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z Nearly half of Pakistanis are illiterate, and many of the rest speak Urdu, or one of the local languages; the audience for journalism and fiction in English is an impassioned but relatively tiny élite. A Pakistani Novelist Tests the Limits 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z She spoke broken English and fluent Urdu, he said. San Bernardino attacker was 'typical housewife,' lawyer says 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z She spoke broken English and her primary language was Urdu, he said, adding, "She was very conservative." FBI investigating California massacre as 'act of terrorism' 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Some residents even call her “Dabangg,” which in Urdu means fearless. These Pakistani inspectors are fighting terror, one restaurant at a time 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z At the State Department, I built up a unit of communication specialists fluent in Urdu, Arabic, Somali and other languages to battle with extremists online. Read Hillary Clinton's Speech on Fighting ISIS 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z He became the head of the Urdu service, supervising a staff of sixty, and the job kept him enmeshed in Pakistani politics. A Pakistani Novelist Tests the Limits 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Collectively they speak 15 languages, including Urdu, Portuguese, Arabic and Mandarin. Tim Cook tells Apple employees there’s no room for intolerance after black teens blocked from store 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Translations of the event were available, through headphones, in languages such as Urdu, Hindi and Tibetan. De Blasio Attends Flight 587 Memorial, and This Time, He Isn’t Late 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z The school works with colleges and schools across the country to encourage language programs in areas of critical need, such as Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Hindi, Persian, Farsi, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu, Korean. The NSA school: How the intelligence community gets smarter, secretly 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z For years, the Mohajirs had clashed with the local Sindhi population, who resented the fact that Mohajirs – who tended to be educated, and already spoke Urdu, the new lingua franca – easily slotted into government jobs. Karachi vice: inside the city torn apart by killings, extortion and terrorism | Samira Shackle 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Then, as a teen-ager, he learned Urdu, the national language, and also English, which gave him access to British and American novels and to Russian and Latin-American works in translation. A Pakistani Novelist Tests the Limits 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z "Dukhtar" means daughter in Urdu, and ultimately, this is a story about the ineffable bond between mother and daughter. 'Dukhtar' is a stunning take on child brides in Pakistan 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z But increasingly, many young people prefer speaking Urdu or English. Explore the Beauty of Kashmir 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z More than 8,000 entries in Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and English were received and 40 of the best tweets are being painted on walls and flyovers across the city. I Love Delhi: Painting Delhi positive - BBC News 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z They received more than 8,000 entries in Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and English and 40 of the best tweets are being painted on walls and flyovers across the city. 'Delhi I Love You': Can you love India's most reviled city? - BBC News 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z While Zafar was himself a mystic, poet and calligrapher of great charm and accomplishment, his greatest achievement was perhaps to nourish the talents both of Urdu's supreme love poet, Ghalib, and his great rival Zauq. The vivid paintings that record a Briton's love of Delhi - BBC News 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z Hungarian and Croatian volunteer aid workers and citizens have been warning migrants of the land mines on various community websites, with maps and alerts translated into English, Arabic, Farsi, Pashto and Urdu. Hungarian Police Fire Tear Gas at Migrants, as More Opt for Route via Croatia 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z He communicates mostly by finding other prisoners who speak Urdu or Arabic. The Imam’s Curse 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z While many nations are adopting English, Pakistan is going the opposite way, with the Supreme Court ruling for it to be replaced with Urdu as the official language. Uncommon tongue: Pakistan's confusing move to Urdu - BBC News 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Also last year, online recruitment videos began to appear with subtitles in Hindi, Urdu, Tamil and other languages spoken in India. Indian Muslim Leaders Use Fatwa to Condemn Islamic State 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z The place buzzes with a multitude of languages from Pashto and Dari, to Arabic, Urdu and Kurmanji. A laboratory for refugee politics: inside Passau, the 'German Lampedusa' 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z One boy told BBC Urdu the abuse began when he was 11, five years ago: Pakistan child sex abuse: Seven arrested in Punjab - BBC News 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z “It means Urdu will be a second medium of language and all official business will be bilingual,” he said. Why Pakistan Is Replacing English With Urdu 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Urdu is beautiful, vastly expressive, and the medium of some of the most powerful literature generated in the Indian sub-continent over the last two or three centuries. Uncommon tongue: Pakistan's confusing move to Urdu - BBC News 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z When a white friend tries to say my Urdu name in earnest, I wince. I always mispronounce my name for Americans. I'm reclaiming the original | Sadia Latifi 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z It was a Thursday evening in Dubai after work - I'd already spotted a few yawns in the back row - and I was sitting in on Mass. Unusually, it was being conducted in Urdu. Free to pray - but don't try to convert anyone - BBC News 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z But here in Bradford, where the sisters lived on a block of century-old yellow-brick row houses among neighbors who are as likely to speak Urdu as English, Cameron’s words were seen as a provocation. Ten years after 7/7 bombings, Britain is split over how to fight extremism 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Pakistan is dropping English as its official language and switching to Urdu, a popular language in the Indian subcontinent. Why Pakistan Is Replacing English With Urdu 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z KP dropped Urdu as the official language towards the end of MMA rule. Uncommon tongue: Pakistan's confusing move to Urdu - BBC News 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z The president once told the BBC there's no more reason to speak Russian in Estonia than Japanese or Urdu. The Estonian city that loves Putin - BBC News 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri says he wrote the curriculum - in English, Arabic and Urdu - to counter and undermine the extremists' arguments that they speak in the name of Islam. Cleric launches 'counter-terrorism' curriculum - BBC News 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z He lamented especially the fact that the refinement of Delhi Urdu had been destroyed: “Now the language has shrunk. So many words are lost.” The Mutual Genocide of Indian Partition 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Still, Iqbal said the country is not entirely abandoning English, which will still be taught alongside Urdu in schools. Why Pakistan Is Replacing English With Urdu 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z The problem is that since most Pakistanis are not Urdu speakers, many Urdu terms that meant one thing in northern India, the home of Urdu language, would mean quite another in Pakistan. Uncommon tongue: Pakistan's confusing move to Urdu - BBC News 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z In addition to Arabic, it was written in Dari, Pashto and Urdu, covering languages spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Taliban in Afghanistan tells Islamic State to stay out of country 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z He speaks four languages –English, Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu – and he said he wants to work in military intelligence. Court rules New York Sikh student can serve in US army with beard and turban 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Yet it also transformed him into the supreme master of the Urdu short story. The Mutual Genocide of Indian Partition 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z According to the CIA Factbook, nearly half of Pakistanis speak Punjabi, the language of the Punjab region, while only 8% speak Urdu. Why Pakistan Is Replacing English With Urdu 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z East Pakistan, which was home to a majority of the Pakistani population who had hoped Bengali would become the second state language after Urdu, seceded in 1971. Uncommon tongue: Pakistan's confusing move to Urdu - BBC News 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z He speaks four languages - English, Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu - and he said he wants to work in military intelligence. Sikh college student wins battle with Army over hair, turban 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z He speaks four languages — English, Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu — and he said he wants to work in military intelligence. Sikh college student wins battle with Army over hair, turban 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z The center employs specialists fluent in Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi and Somali to counter terrorist propaganda and misinformation, offering a competing narrative that seeks to strike an emotional chord. ISIS Is Winning the Social Media War, U.S. Concludes 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z And I’m pretty sure Senate debates will not be taking place in Urdu. Tour de Thirst: 8 statements that prove Ann Coulter has become pathetically desperate for liberals’ attention 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z English and Urdu are not even the most common first languages in Pakistan, despite their official adoption. Uncommon tongue: Pakistan's confusing move to Urdu - BBC News 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Most of the children spoke either Pashto, Urdu, or Punjabi, but not Arabic. Meet the filmmakers who went inside the world's most infamous mosque 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z He learned Urdu and adopted the local dress. Warren Weinstein in Death and Life 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z According to his Interpol profile, he spoke Swahili, Dutch, Arabic and six other languages in addition to Urdu. American hostage devoted his life to helping the world’s poorest people 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Instead of living ensconced in a foreigner bubble, he tried hard to cultivate Pakistani friends, learned Urdu and sought to immerse himself in local life. Warren Weinstein: A Gracious Host, Immersed in Pakistani Life 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z "I don't see any administrative capacity to build suitable Urdu vocabulary, translate all material and knock new jargon into our heads all in a generation's time," he says. Uncommon tongue: Pakistan's confusing move to Urdu - BBC News 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z He learned the Urdu language and dressed in the traditional clothing called shalwar kameez. Warren Weinstein’s Devotion to Pakistan Was Part of a Lifetime of Service 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z An Urdu version of the pamphlet was also left. U.S. woman shot and wounded in Pakistan by men claiming to be militants 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Writer Sabeena Khan was among those at an open day to launch and promote the Urdu courses. UK's first Urdu degree offered by Manchester Metropolitan University 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z The words “love has no boundaries, maps do…” accompanies a photo of necklaces indicating the word ‘love’ in Hindi, Urdu, Arabic, and Hebrew. Empowering Women And Artisans Through Jewelry In India 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z And Urdu has also been a victim of the early rulers' controversial desire to thrust administrative, political and linguistic uniformity over the country's local cultures, causing political alienation. Uncommon tongue: Pakistan's confusing move to Urdu - BBC News 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z He corrected the prosecutor on an exhibit number from memory, for instance, and explained the difference between the written forms of Urdu and Arabic. Testifying in His Own Defense, Terror Suspect Starts Strong Before Faltering 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z That'll all be done in addition to the center's current activities, which include publishing messages in Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, and Somali to counter terrorist messaging and recruitment elsewhere on the internet, according to the Times. The US government wants to get better at social media to fight ISIS propaganda 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z It also employs so-called digital outreach specialists fluent in Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi and Somali to counter terrorist propaganda and misinformation about the United States on the Internet in real time. U.S. Intensifies Effort to Blunt ISIS’ Message 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z “You are free to write anything in our country, but you are not free to hurt religious sentiments,” said Nusrat Ali, a reporter with an Urdu weekly who was among those filing the complaints. Newspaper in India Pays a Price for Reprinting a Charlie Hebdo Cartoon 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z Since the 1990s, successive governments have set up institutions to research and create technical Urdu terms for use in the five main fields, namely government, administration, judiciary, military and education. Uncommon tongue: Pakistan's confusing move to Urdu - BBC News 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z See the full list of languages featured in the video, including Urdu, Afrikaans, Flemish and Doric. Watch 31 People Say 'I Love You' in Their Native Languages 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z In the Indian city of Mumbai, an editor of an Urdu newspaper, Avadhnama, was arrested on Wednesday for the paper’s decision to reprint one of the cartoons in its Jan. 17 edition. French Police Question Boy, 8, Over Remarks on Paris Terror Attacks 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z “This black Tuesday is going to radically affect political will in Pakistan,” Amir Ali Khan, a veteran analyst with BBC Urdu, wrote. Massacre in Peshawar 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z “I started going back alone, trying to speak to addicts above and around the bridge in Urdu,” he says. Under a Bridge: Heroine Addiction in Kabul 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z For example, the term "office circular" is known to all and sundry, but its rendition in Urdu, gashti marasala, not only sounded strange, it created room for ridicule. Uncommon tongue: Pakistan's confusing move to Urdu - BBC News 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z They are usually unsure of culturally acceptable sex terminology in the Urdu language. Pakistan sex taboos challenged by TV show 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z His discs sold predictably well among Bombay's Arabs, but his canny insertion of lyrics in Urdu also appealed to the much larger Indian market, guaranteeing commercial success. The singing sailor of Oman 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Pimsleur offers dozens of languages, from Albanian to Arabic, Ukrainian to Urdu. Holiday Gift Guide For Travelers On Your List 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z His lawsuit said he speaks four languages — English, Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu — and he said he wants to work in military intelligence. NY Sikh student says Army rules bar him from ROTC 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z It is true that the main language spoken by 4 million people living in Britain is not English or Welsh but Polish, Punjabi or Urdu in that order. Ten myths about migration 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Chinese, Japanese, Arabic and Russian would qualify, but the UW also offers courses in Indonesian, Tagalog, Hindi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Bengali, Khmer and about 50 others — languages that few other institutions offer, Kasaba said. $16M for UW foreign-language students, programs 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z She was a translator, adept in Chinese, Urdu and other languages. Pulitzer prize winner in poetry dies at 89 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z She was 11 when she began penning diary entries into a blog published by the BBC Urdu Service. Nobel Peace Prize for Malala Yousafzai brings hope for Pakistan 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Under the auspices of her father, also outspoken on education, she wrote a diary about life under Taliban rule which ran on BBC Urdu between January and March 2009. Malala Yousafzai: ‘Nobel award is for all the voiceless children’ 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Not Sterling, who briefly pondered the thought of a long-term decline, sounding as if it were akin to announcing the games in Urdu. Yankee Hatred Is Losing Its Point 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z Formed in 2010 to counter messaging from Al Qaeda and its affiliated groups, the interagency unit engages in online forums in Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi and Somali. U.S. Vividly Rebuts ISIS Propaganda on Arab Social Media 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Examples include Arabic, Urdu, or Swahili. Spanish is not among them. DREAMers complain new military program doesn't go far enough 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Working in Arabic, Urdu, Somali and now English, its analysts comb the Internet for radical material, wading into everything from Twitter to Yemeni tribal forums to counter and rebut jihadist claims. Barack Obama's Social Media Flame War Against ISIS 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Videos, tweets and other online content in Arabic, Urdu, English and other languages are identified as coming from the U.S. government. U.S. attempts to combat Islamic State propaganda Announcing the formation of "al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent" using a mixture of his native Arabic and Urdu widely spoken in Pakistan, Zawahiri appeared eager to regain some of the limelight, correspondents say. Zawahiri launches al-Qaeda in S Asia 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Sediq Sediqqi, spokesman for the interior ministry, said a total of six attackers were involved and that all spoke Urdu, the language of neighboring Pakistan. Attackers killed after firing on Kabul airport 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Mojaddidi was an immigration and family law attorney when she was retained by Hayat’s family, largely because of her fluency in Urdu. Man convicted on terror charges files appeal 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z The close overlaps in culture and even between the Urdu and Hindi languages are a constant reminder that India and Pakistan are siblings. Why India-Pakistan friendship still looks a long way off 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z The play is being performed for the first time in Urdu, a language extensively used by people during Shah Jahan's reign and still spoken and understood by large numbers of Indians today. Was the Taj Mahal built out of guilt? 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z That included scouring websites and chat rooms for rumors about his son’s captors, teaching himself Pashto and Urdu and growing a long, eye-catching beard. Bowe Bergdahl's Dad on Why He Grew That Beard 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z One journalist, an editor of an Urdu national paper who did not want to be named, said the country's media reflected its audience. Pakistani man protesting 'honour killing' admits strangling first wife 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z But all that is in sharp contrast to the muted reaction in the mainstream Urdu language media which, instead, chose to focus on political and security-related stories. Pakistan PM orders action on stoning 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Asked by a journalist what outcome he expected from his meeting with Mr. Modi, Mr. Sharif recited an Urdu couplet that trasnlates as, “cling to the tree and hope, for spring is in sight.” Leaders of India and Pakistan Hold Rare Meeting 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z The Pakistani Taliban – known by its Urdu name, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP – called off a cease-fire April 17, after which attacks on civilians and security forces increased. Pakistani forces' attack on militants keeps up into the evening 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z His rudimentary knowledge of Pashto and Urdu, prevailing languages in Taliban strongholds, compounded the confusion. Bowe Bergdahl's Dad on Why He Grew That Beard 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z “They beat me up,” he said through an Urdu interpreter, “asking me to confess I was involved in starting the strike.” Workers at N.Y.U.’s Abu Dhabi Site Faced Harsh Conditions 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z In an interview with BBC Urdu last month, Mr. Rehman, who was in his mid-40s, said that defending someone accused of blasphemy was akin to “walking into the jaws of death.” Pakistani Activist Shot Dead; Aided Blasphemy Suspects 2014-05-07T23:39:54Z During the 1990s, the intelligence operatives indirectly controlled the narrative, promoting it mainly through the Urdu language press. Why spy posters are all over Islamabad 2014-04-29T23:42:16Z Legendary scriptwriter Salim Khan and his son, the actor Salman Khan, both Muslims, launched a version of Modi’s official website in Urdu. Modi Gets a Bollywood Boost 2014-04-23T06:40:00Z There are books about Sharia, Jihad and interpretations of the Koran in Arabic, Urdu and English, our correspondent reports. Pakistan library named 'Bin Laden' 2014-04-18T10:37:12Z Prosecutors say he helped them translate violent jihad videos from Urdu to English. Teen in 'Jihad Jane' case to be sentenced on U.S. terror charges 2014-04-17T11:06:11Z |
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