The National Language Promotion Department (Urdu: اِدارۀ فروغِ قومی زُبانIdāra-ē Farōġ-ē Qaumī Zabān[ɪ.ˈd̪aː.rə.eː fə.ˈroːɣ.eː ˈqɔː.mi zə.ˈbaːn]), formerly known as the National Language Authority (or Urdu Language Authority),[1] is an autonomousregulatoryinstitution established in 1979 to support the advancement and promotion of Urdu, which is the national language of Pakistan. Its status now has been changed to attached department. Initially it was aimed at creating a synergy between national and provincial governments and institutions for using Urdu. However, with time, it expanded its horizons to include standardisation and linguistic aspects such as orthography and lexicography. It also provides recommendations for maximizing use of the language in all walks of life. In this respect, large amounts of legal and scientific documents are translated from English and other languages for publication into Urdu. These efforts have resulted in greater awareness of the language's potential as well as its localisation.[2] Recently, the status and name of organization has been changed from National Language Authority to National Language Promotion Department. The National Language Promotion Department is now an attached department of Ministry of National Heritage & Integration. Renowned short-story writer and educationist Dr. Anwaar Ahmad was the last Chairman of the NLA, as the post has been converted to Director General (D.G.).
The institution aims to facilitate the use and adoption of Urdu language through publications and other reading materials for individuals and organisations. It also provides linkages for cooperation and collaboration among various academic, research and educational institutions for use of Urdu language and native languages of the country. Over the years efforts have also been made to promote and facilitate Urdu as an official and business language, as a medium of instruction, and as a medium of expression in the country. Moreover, the development of Urdu software is also encouraged at various levels to become more distant from Hindustani. [3]
Organisation
The organisational structure consists of six divisions that include: Dictionary section (Darul Lughaat), Translations section (Darul Tarjuma), Literature section (Darul Tasneef), and Publications section (Darul Isha’at) respectively. There is also a department of Urdu Informatics (اردو اطلاعیات) to carry out research in developing the suitable hardware and software for the use of language in electronic media. A dedicated library contains extensive resources on Urdu, and issues regular Urdu Bulletins.[4]
The institution has published a wide range of general, scientific and technical dictionaries and an Urdu Thesaurus. Especially, the Qaumi English-Urdu Dictionary has been based on Webster's Dictionary. A vast amount of literature has also been produced to encourage reading habits among children.
In 1980, the Authority standardised[5] the Urdu keyboard layout[6] for typewriters based on Naskh script. Later on, with the arrival of the digital age, the layout was improved for teleprinters and Information processing.[7] Subsequently, in 1998 efforts were initiated to standardize Urdu encoding, which resulted in the formation of Urdu Zabta Takhti (اردو ضابطہ تختی) (UZT). This development was inline with the efforts to cope with the emerging demands of Urdu applications from word processing to mega-scale projects such as Computerised National Identity Cards by NADRA and a number of E-Governance initiatives by the national government. In July 2000, UZT 1.01 was standardised for all kinds of electronic computing, communications, and storage.[8] Based on this version, Urdu language support was incorporated into the Versions 3.1 and 4.0 of Unicode. Localization of Microsoft applications like Windows and Office in Urdu is also done by then NLA, now NLPD.
Afzal, M. (1997). Urdu Software Industry: Prospects, Problems and Need for Standards. 4th National Computer Conference. Islamabad.
Afzal, M. and Hussain, S. (2002). Urdu computing standards: development of Urdu Zabta Takhti. (UZT) 1.01. Proceedings of the Multi Topic IEEE Conference (INMIC 2001) - Technology for the 21st Century. ISBN0-7803-7406-1. pp. 216–22
Ahmed, S. (1990). Library Muqtadra Qaumi Zaban: An Introduction. Pakistan Library Bulletin. Vol. 21 (3-4). Sept-Dec.
Aziz, T. (1987). Urdu type Machine kay kaleedi Takhtay, Muqtadra Qaumi Zaban, Islamabad. (in Urdu)
Rahman, T. (2004). . Retrieved on 3 June 2008. SCALLA 2004 Conference. Kathmandu, Nepal. 5–7 January.
Sajjad, A. (1999). Efforts in the Standardization of Urdu code table, Akhbar-e-Urdu (Urdu News). Muqtadra Qaumi Zaban. Islamabad. June. (In Urdu).
Zia, K. (1999). Standard Code Table for Urdu 2019-04-08 at the Wayback Machine. 4th Symposium on Multilingual Information Processing, (MLIT-4), Yangon, Myanmar. CICC, Japan. Retrieved on 28 May 2008.
External links
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The National Language Promotion Department Urdu ا دارۀ فروغ قومی ز بان Idara e Farōġ e Qaumi Zaban ɪ ˈd aː re eː fe ˈroːɣ eː ˈqɔː mi ze ˈbaːn formerly known as the National Language Authority or Urdu Language Authority 1 is an autonomous regulatory institution established in 1979 to support the advancement and promotion of Urdu which is the national language of Pakistan Its status now has been changed to attached department Initially it was aimed at creating a synergy between national and provincial governments and institutions for using Urdu However with time it expanded its horizons to include standardisation and linguistic aspects such as orthography and lexicography It also provides recommendations for maximizing use of the language in all walks of life In this respect large amounts of legal and scientific documents are translated from English and other languages for publication into Urdu These efforts have resulted in greater awareness of the language s potential as well as its localisation 2 Recently the status and name of organization has been changed from National Language Authority to National Language Promotion Department The National Language Promotion Department is now an attached department of Ministry of National Heritage amp Integration Renowned short story writer and educationist Dr Anwaar Ahmad was the last Chairman of the NLA as the post has been converted to Director General D G National Language AuthorityTypeAttached DepartmentFounded1979HeadquartersIslamabad PakistanArea servedStandardisation and promotion of UrduDivisions6Websitehttp www nlpd gov pk Contents 1 Objectives 2 Organisation 3 Key activities 4 Notes 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksObjectives EditThe institution aims to facilitate the use and adoption of Urdu language through publications and other reading materials for individuals and organisations It also provides linkages for cooperation and collaboration among various academic research and educational institutions for use of Urdu language and native languages of the country Over the years efforts have also been made to promote and facilitate Urdu as an official and business language as a medium of instruction and as a medium of expression in the country Moreover the development of Urdu software is also encouraged at various levels to become more distant from Hindustani 3 Organisation EditThe organisational structure consists of six divisions that include Dictionary section Darul Lughaat Translations section Darul Tarjuma Literature section Darul Tasneef and Publications section Darul Isha at respectively There is also a department of Urdu Informatics اردو اطلاعیات to carry out research in developing the suitable hardware and software for the use of language in electronic media A dedicated library contains extensive resources on Urdu and issues regular Urdu Bulletins 4 Key activities Edit Urdu keyboard layout The institution has published a wide range of general scientific and technical dictionaries and an Urdu Thesaurus Especially the Qaumi English Urdu Dictionary has been based on Webster s Dictionary A vast amount of literature has also been produced to encourage reading habits among children In 1980 the Authority standardised 5 the Urdu keyboard layout 6 for typewriters based on Naskh script Later on with the arrival of the digital age the layout was improved for teleprinters and Information processing 7 Subsequently in 1998 efforts were initiated to standardize Urdu encoding which resulted in the formation of Urdu Zabta Takhti اردو ضابطہ تختی UZT This development was inline with the efforts to cope with the emerging demands of Urdu applications from word processing to mega scale projects such as Computerised National Identity Cards by NADRA and a number of E Governance initiatives by the national government In July 2000 UZT 1 01 was standardised for all kinds of electronic computing communications and storage 8 Based on this version Urdu language support was incorporated into the Versions 3 1 and 4 0 of Unicode Localization of Microsoft applications like Windows and Office in Urdu is also done by then NLA now NLPD Notes Edit Zia 1999 Rahman 2004 Muqtadra 2002 Ahmed 1990 pp 1 3 Sajjad 1999 Aziz 1987 Afzal 1997 Afzal and Hussain 2002 See also EditNational Council for Promotion of Urdu Language Urdu literature Urdu keyboard Urdu Informatics Urdu alphabetReferences EditAfzal M 1997 Urdu Software Industry Prospects Problems and Need for Standards 4th National Computer Conference Islamabad Afzal M and Hussain S 2002 Urdu computing standards development of Urdu Zabta Takhti UZT 1 01 Proceedings of the Multi Topic IEEE Conference INMIC 2001 Technology for the 21st Century ISBN 0 7803 7406 1 pp 216 22 Ahmed S 1990 Library Muqtadra Qaumi Zaban An Introduction Pakistan Library Bulletin Vol 21 3 4 Sept Dec Aziz T 1987 Urdu type Machine kay kaleedi Takhtay Muqtadra Qaumi Zaban Islamabad in Urdu Muqtadra 2002 Akhbar e Urdu Urdu Software Number January February Muqtadra Qaumi Zaban Islamabad Rahman T 2004 Language Policy and Localization in Pakistan Proposal for a Paradigmatic Shift Retrieved on 3 June 2008 SCALLA 2004 Conference Kathmandu Nepal 5 7 January Sajjad A 1999 Efforts in the Standardization of Urdu code table Akhbar e Urdu Urdu News Muqtadra Qaumi Zaban Islamabad June In Urdu Zia K 1999 Standard Code Table for Urdu Archived 2019 04 08 at the Wayback Machine 4th Symposium on Multilingual Information Processing MLIT 4 Yangon Myanmar CICC Japan Retrieved on 28 May 2008 External links EditOfficial website Urdu Wikipedia Urdu COMPUTING Magazine Download editable and offline dictionaries urdu english roman urdu persian roman hindi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Language Promotion Department amp oldid 1141188491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
