Urdu language ranks among the world’s top five languages and is a native language in Pakistan, Bangladesh (for the majority) and India. In Pakistan, more than 10 million people are using the Internet while in India more than 100 million people use the Internet. I don’t know the exact figures in Bangladesh but I am sure more than 5 million people come online from there daily.

If we do a comparison population wise, then we can see Urdu has a clear advantage over French, Spanish, German and many other languages. I am not against of these languages, but I just want to emphasize the importance of the Urdu language.

There are already hundreds of Urdu websites present over the web, and BBC and Google are also offering their services in Urdu. Microsoft already has included Urdu support in the latest version of MS Office and Windows XP. I think it’s time to make Urdu an essential part of TIG. Of course, its not an easy job but at least you should include support for Urdu for Panorama magazine right now.

TIG can easily attract millions of people towards TIG by including Urdu support in your multilingual platform. I am also a native Urdu speaker and would like to contribute for Panorama in Urdu as well.

I can write so many points and factors to convince you towards an Urdu version but I am sure you have got my point. I want to know what other members say about this suggestion. I think you should ask Pakistani/Indian members about my suggestion and invite them to do this job for TIG.