{"id":3277,"date":"2026-02-10T08:35:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T08:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/?page_id=3277"},"modified":"2026-05-13T05:13:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T05:13:22","slug":"department-of-urdu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/department-of-urdu\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Urdu"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3277\" class=\"elementor elementor-3277\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee1da64 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee1da64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b2e39 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_post_title\" data-id=\"47b2e39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_post_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-post-title jeg_module___6a2325d9ecff6\" ><h1 class=\"post-title style-color \">Department of Urdu<\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d42e76c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d42e76c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff70d1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ff70d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"490\">The Department of Urdu offers advanced graduate and post-graduate programs, including MPhil and PhD in Urdu. The department is committed to promoting the rich literary, linguistic, and cultural heritage of Urdu while providing a strong academic and research-oriented environment. It aims to develop critical thinking, analytical skills, and scholarly excellence among students.<\/p><p data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"490\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"978\">Our MPhil and PhD programs in Urdu focus on advanced literary studies, linguistics, research methodologies, and critical analysis of classical and modern Urdu literature. These programs prepare scholars, researchers, educators, and writers who can contribute meaningfully to academia, research institutions, and cultural development. The department encourages original research, intellectual growth, and preservation of Urdu language and literature at national and international levels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b578f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c0b578f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8feb1bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8feb1bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Faculty<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692b6af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"692b6af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-150x150.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fafc7a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fafc7a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Sher Ali<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-639b37e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"639b37e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>HOD\/Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d4e5ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d4e5ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e454a6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e454a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5598\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-1.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-1-150x150.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c593f1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c593f1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Ashraf Kamal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6544d14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6544d14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea19ccf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea19ccf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00a16b5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00a16b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/4.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5595\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/4.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-150x150.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d03055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d03055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Yasir Afaqi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16cfeb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16cfeb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe21f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7fe21f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b092511 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b092511\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43959a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43959a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df85cd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9df85cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/9.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5600\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/9.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-150x150.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631829e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"631829e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Rubina Shahnaz<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-720d651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"720d651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd7314 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cd7314\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf7ba3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"faf7ba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5597\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-1.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-1-150x150.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29a806e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29a806e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Abid Hussain Sial<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-418ac81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"418ac81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Associate Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89de9bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89de9bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e23eb1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e23eb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5599\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/8.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-150x150.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-584b1cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"584b1cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr.Muzaffar Hussain <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69f2aef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69f2aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Assistant Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc3c06a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dc3c06a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dd94f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5dd94f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3add29b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3add29b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9f3899 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9f3899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5596\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-150x150.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c361e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c361e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Nasir Afridi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ac00b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29ac00b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Assistant Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c191e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c191e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b6ff1b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b6ff1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5591\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-2.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.aiu.edu.pk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-2-150x150.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf242d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bf242d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Jabir Hussain <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b531e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b531e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Assistant Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f31f0d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f31f0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d713da elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d713da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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