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BBC Urdu (Urdu: بی بی سی اردو) is a digital television station covering the Indian subcontinent in the Urdu language. It was the Urdu language station of the BBC World Service , accompanied by its website, which served as a news portal and provided online access to radio broadcasts.
Operation. The BBC World Service is located in Broadcasting House, London. The Service broadcasts from Broadcasting House in London, which is also headquarters of the corporation. It is located in the newer parts of the building, which contains radio and television studios for use by the overseas language services.
The BBC Urdu service began its radio service back in 1940, when it was known as 'BBC Hindustani', launched to mitigate wartime misinformation. Following the Partition of India, it was renamed to 'BBC Urdu', and continued until 2022 after which it was discontinued. Many other
He was born in Okara, Punjab. He graduated from Pakistan Air Force Academy as a pilot officer, but subsequently left to pursue a career in journalism. [12] He initially worked for Newsline and wrote for The Washington Post and India Today. He is a graduate of the University of East Anglia. [13] In 1996, he moved to London to work for the BBC.
Raza Ali Abidi ( Urdu: رضا علی عابدی; born 30 November 1935) is a Pakistani journalist and broadcaster who is best known for his radio documentaries on the Grand Trunk Road in Pakistan (called Sher Shah Suri Marg in India) and his travelogue along the banks of Indus River. His published works include several collections of cultural ...
The Urdu Wikipedia (Urdu: اردو ویکیپیڈیا), started in January 2004, is the Standard Urdu-language edition of Wikipedia, a free, open-content encyclopedia. As of 23 April 2024, it has 205,194 articles, 178,460 registered users and 14,201 files, and it is the 54th largest edition of Wikipedia by article count, and ranks 20th in terms of depth among Wikipedias with over 150,000 articles.
Sairbeen ( Urdu: سیربین) is a flagship news and current affairs programme produced by BBC Urdu, currently being distributed on online platforms including YouTube. It is currently hosted by Aliya Nazki. [1]
Durdana Ansari. Durdana Ansari OBE (born 1 March 1960) [2] [3] is a British entrepreneur, public speaker and activist for female empowerment. [4] She is a former charity director, journalist, presenter and producer at the BBC World Service. [5]