Native speakers of the Urdu language instinctively know that the language is read from right to left but the numerical values mentioned within an Urdu sentence are read from left to right. To the ...

In the world of Urdu, few can match Aslam Kiratpuri’s feat. No, he has not penned tomes of poetry. His achievement is fundamental, concerning font, ligatures (syllables) and word-building. Father of a ...

India has developed its own fonts for use on personal computers and mobile phones, benefiting 15 crore Urdu speaking people in the country. India has developed its own fonts for use on personal ...

NASTA’LEEQ, also spelt nastaliq, is considered the most beautiful of all hands used in Persian and Urdu calligraphy. But using this style of penmanship for writing Urdu with the help of mechanical ...