University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Asian Educational Media Service
A tremendous resource for finding sites, multimedia, and other resources for teaching about or studying Asian countries. Search by country, media type, or grade level. Includes lesson plans and links to great online resources.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Urdu Language
A Wikipedia encyclopedia entry with detailed information on Urdu, the language of more than a 100 million people living in Pakistan, India and other parts of the world. Includes a clear explanation of the relationship between Hindi and...
Other
Allama Iqbal Poet Iqbal Academy
Biographical information with sample poetry and prose of Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistan's official "national poet" and a key voice in the creation of Pakistan. Poetry samples are in Urdu or Persian, with an introduction, translation and notes...
Other
Lang Media: Urdu in Pakistan
Vocabulary and language development for every day situations - greetings, necessities, social life and shopping. Designed to help Urdu learners but activities can be reversed to help Urdu-speaking ELL students. Includes videos in Urdu...
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Abdul Qadeer Khan
Learn about the Pakistani nuclear physicist who was the founder of the uranium enrichment program for Pakistan's atomic bomb project.
BBC
Bbc: Pakistan Faces the Taliban's Tentacles
A May 2007 examination of the Taliban's growing influence on life inside of Pakistan's Northwest Frontier region. Also contains links to related topics. 5/2007
Other
Dawn: Pakistani English Newspaper
Online articles from DAWN, credited as Pakistan's oldest and most widely circulated English newspaper and one of its two largest English dailies. Site also includes DAWN Young World, a weekly magazine with articles of interest to young...