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Hi, I'm thinking of spending a period of a month or two in pakistan and I was thinking of spending most of the time in Lahore. Does anyone know if there are any Urdu schools for foreigners in Lahore?
Thanks,
B

I have checked with one of the language centers, Berlitz, they have branches in Karachi and Lahore. They don't have clsses for Urdu but upon my inquiry they told me that they can arrange for individual arrangements, but they quoted a bit higher fee.
Karachi is a better place to learn Urdu. Although most of Lahories speak good Urdu but this is not there native languge. Karachi is famous for migrants who came from India during 1947 partition and their native languge is Urdu. Urdu is written in Arabic transcript but very close to Hindi as far as speaking is concerned with a much sophisticated dialect because of the influence of Farsi, Arabic, Turkish, and other languages on it. The word 'Urdu' itself came from Turkish which means 'an army' as it was the mode of communication among multilingual soldiers of Muslim armies of that era. Indian cities of Dehli and Lucknow are considered to be the main Urdu cities, specially the Muslim community of these cities still maintain their original dialect.
You may also check the website of National
Institute of Modern Languages, if this helps. In Karachi, Pak American Cultural Center is famous in local middle class for English Speaking courses but I am not sure if they teach Urdu. Feel free to contact me through VT if you need any assistance in this regard
By the way, there is not much information on your homepage other than that you have travelled to lots of countries. Do you have any other link where I can see your travelling experiences and interests.

William

The American Cultural Center in lahore used to have urdu classes for Americans. In fact a friedn of mine used to teach those classes. I dont think he teaches there now but he is still in Lahore and I can check with him if he will give a personal class. Otherwise, the consulate may still be running that urdu class at the cultural center with some other local teacher.

Let me know if u need info about my friend.

Hi, I know Bahria Town School Lahore offers classes for foreigners. you can call on this number +9242 5342642 or email me when your in Lahore I would be able to help you. shadepictures@gmail.com

Thank you! I will get in touch with you in about a month or two.