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  2. Urdu - Wikipedia

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    The significance of Urdu as a national symbol was downplayed by these disputes when English and Bengali were also accepted as official languages in the former East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Official status Pakistan. Urdu is the sole national, and one of the two official languages of Pakistan (along with English).

  3. Art Fund - Wikipedia

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    Art Fund (formerly the National Art Collections Fund) is an independent membership-based British charity, which raises funds to aid the acquisition of artworks for the nation. It gives grants and acts as a channel for many gifts and bequests, as well as lobbying on behalf of museums and galleries and their users.

  4. National symbols of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Urdu is the sole national, and one of the two official languages of Pakistan (along with English). It is spoken and understood throughout the country. Its official status has meant that Urdu is understood and spoken widely throughout Pakistan as a second or third language. It is used in education, literature, office and court business. National ...

  5. State emblem of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Ribbon vert, backed argent upon which is written in argent the word national motto in the Urdu language. Motto. ایمان، اتحاد، نظم. "Faith, Unity, Discipline". The Coat of Arms or State Emblem of Pakistan was adopted in 1954 and symbolizes Pakistan 's ideological foundation, the basis of its economy, its cultural heritage and its ...

  6. Pakistani rupee - Wikipedia

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    All banknotes other than the Re. 1/- and Rs. 2/- feature a portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah on the obverse along with writing in Urdu. The reverses of the banknotes vary in design and have English text. The only Urdu text found on the reverse is the Urdu translation of the Prophetic Hadith, "Seeking an honest livelihood is an act of worship."

  7. Flag of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The national flag of Pakistan, also known as the Flag of the Star and Crescent ( Urdu: پرچمِ ستارہ و ہلال ), is made up of a green field with a stylized tilted white crescent moon and five-pointed star at its centre, and a vertical white stripe at its hoist-end. Though the specific shade of green on the flag is mandated ...

  8. Employees' Old-Age Benefits Institution - Wikipedia

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    The Employees' Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) ( Urdu: ادارہِ مراعاتِ معمّر ملازمین) is the pension, old age benefits and social insurance institution of the Government of Pakistan. It operates under the control of Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development. [1] It came into formation in 1976 ...

  9. Urdu alphabet - Wikipedia

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    The Urdu alphabet ( Urdu: اردو حروفِ تہجی, romanized : urdū ḥurūf-i tahajjī) is the right-to-left alphabet used for writing Urdu. It is a modification of the Persian alphabet, which itself is derived from the Arabic script. It has official status in the republics of Pakistan, India and South Africa.