شعبۂ تصنیف و تالیف و ترجمہ کی اردو مطبوعات کا جائزہ (قیام سے 2010 تک )

Abstract

The University of Karachi since its inception has been playing key role in promoting Urdu as a national language. In order to realize the objective, the bureau of compilation, composition and translation was established in 1957. Later on it turned out as one of the most dynamic institution of Karachi University. The prime objective of the establishment of the bureau is to translate academic literature of all subjects, classical literature of foreign languages in Urdu, classical Urdu literature in English including other languages and publication of didactic lectures on various subjects in Urdu along with text book publications and translations. The institute has always worked with devotion and commitment to the assigned tasks and to achieve these goals there has been contribution of different scholars. However, Major Aftab Hassan who was initially appointed as the honorary Nazim of the Bureau drastically transformed and enlarged the scope as well as image of the institute. The main contribution of the Bureau in the arena of publication is the magazine namely “Jareeda” which was commenced in 1963. It was interrupted in 1985 but re-launched in 2002 while the Bureau was headed by Dr.Moin Uddin Aqeel.  The Bureau has so far published 85 books in Urdu including 37 numbers of “Jareed” till 2010. This article analyses the achievements of this institute from its inception to the year 2010.