Nepal now has a national Urdu newspaper. The fortnightly Nayee Sadee was launched last week by Madhav Kumar Nepal, general secretary of CPN(UML) and leader of the opposition in parliament.

Speaking at the launch Nazir Miya of the Muslim Ekhtiar Sangathan said that the newspaper will serve as a voice of the Urdu-speaking community in Nepal, which has so far been neglected. Among the speakers was Jamshed Ikhtiar, counsellor at the Pakistan Embassy.