Pakistan is dropping English as its official language and switching to Urdu, a popular language in the Indian subcontinent. The long-rumored change was confirmed by Pakistani Minister of Planning, ...

That the two founding figures of Indian and Pakistani independence were united by a shared love of Urdu speaks eloquently of the language’s rich history. From left, Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru, Vice ...

On any street in Srinagar, voices flow in different tongues. A baker calls out in Kashmiri, a student answers in Urdu, and someone nearby adds a line in Hindi. In those few exchanges, you can hear the ...