Monday, November 15, 2004
Urdu Becoming Popular in Scotland
IN LESS than three months, Thomas Watters has mastered 38 letters of the Urdu alphabet, twisted his tongue around unfamiliar vocabulary and learnt to write in script.
The first-year pupil at Shawlands Academy in Glasgow is one of several non-Asian children in his class who have chosen to study a language that is not part of …
Pakistani Books Set to Hit India
With the start of a free intellectual exchange between India and Pakistan, Indian readers now have the chance to read books on Pakistan’s history, economy, laws, culture, music and even fiction.
While Indian books have always been available in our neighbouring country, the exchange was, till now, never mutual due to Pakistan’s restrictive trade policy.
Besides Mumbai, …
Indian Film Set to Hit Pakistan
Top Indian actress Aishwarya Rai’s latest film Bride and Prejudice will hit Pakistani cinemas by December-end. This is seen as a necessary stepping-stone to the co-production of films between India and Pakistan, the Daily Times quoted sources as saying.
According to the paper, Samina Peerzada, a Pak-based film critic who is a staunch supporter of …
