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Promotion of Urdu language stressed
Promotion of Urdu language stressed


LAHORE: (Thursday, March 10, 2016): Punjab University Oriental College’s Department of Urdu organized a special lecture of Finland’s intellectual, journalist and translator Arshad Farooq. On this occasion Chairman Department of Urdu Prof Dr Muhammad Kamran, Dr Zia-ul-Hassan and others were present. In his address Mr Arshad Farooq threw light on the promotion of Urdu Language in Finland and said that the Finlanders loved with their traditions, literatures and language a lot. Dr Kamran thanked the participants and said we should feel proud of Urdu as our national language. He said that the living nations loved their traditions, literature and language.