Paaras is a bilingual (Urdu

Urdu

Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

 & English) family magazine published each month from Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 for the large Pakistani Canadian

Pakistani Canadian

- History in Canada :People from the region that would become Pakistan were among the pioneers who migrated from British India to British Columbia at the turn of the century. By 1905, as many as 200 participated in the building of that first community from modern-day Pakistan, which for a time had...

 community in North America by Meridian Multimedia Network Inc.

The project was founded in 2002 by a team of scholars, writers & journalists icluding Shah Baleeghuddin and Ibtehaj Khurram

Ibtehaj Khurram

Ibtehaj Khurram is a well-known TV anchor, host and analyst from Pakistan particularly known for his sophisticated and polished style and articulate presentations, independent views and bold analyses of current affairs and other subjects.-Career:...

, under the leadership of internationally renowned Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

i-Canadian intellectual and a former member of Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

’s parliament Shah Baleeghuddin, Paaras publishes an interesting mix of contents including integrating commentaries on current affairs, in-depth coverage of critical issues, humour and poetry. Its first issue was published in October 2002.

Paaras has played an instrumental role in highlighting the new works of Canadian Urdu

Urdu

Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

 writers, poets and columnists. Since its inception, Paaras has published the work of Canada's notable Urdu

Urdu

Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

 writers, poets and columnists, including Sultan Jamil Nasim, Sheen Nousheen, Rahim Anjaan, Rakhshinda Kaukab, Ishtiaq Talib, Wasi Mazhar Nadvi, Khalil Yousuf, Karamatullah Ghauri, Razaul Jabbar

Razaul Jabbar

Razaul Jabbar M.Com, LL.B., C.A. wass a prominent Indo-Canadian Urdu scholar, writer and politician. He migrated and setteled in Canada...

, Muneef Ash’ar, Taslim Elahi Zulfi, Tabassum Bano, etc.

Notable writers, poets and columnists have praised Paaras for its excellent mix of contents particularly articles on current affairs, short stories and humour.

External links

• Magazine Website
• Meridian Multimedia Network Inc.
• http://www.sultanjamilnasim.com/
• http://www.zulfi.ca/