The inauguration of the AI-based Urdu linguistic software Gramora took place at Allama Iqbal Open University, organised by the Centre for Al-Sunnah and Translation Studies to advance Urdu in the digital era. The central auditorium hosted leading figures from academia and government who described the platform as a milestone for the national language.
Senator Parvez Rashid attended as the guest of honour, while Wajiha Qamar, Minister of State for Federal Education and Vocational Training, former Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister Hafiz Hafeez-ur-Rehman, and representatives from national and international institutions added weight to the event. Among the guests were Dr Kamran Jahangir of the National Book Foundation, Dr Aalia Sohail, Country Director of the American Institute of Pakistan Studies, and Dr Aslam Baig, Secretary General of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences.
Speakers praised Gramora as a homegrown Urdu AI initiative designed to strengthen the language’s digital footprint. The platform offers grammar correction, spell checking, intelligent rewriting and summarisation, generation of synonyms and antonyms, and an integrated Urdu lexicon to support both academic and professional communication in Urdu.
Dr Ghulam Ali, director of the centre, received wide acclaim for leading the project from concept to completion. Colleagues and guests referred to the software as his “brain child,” highlighting his technical and scholarly stewardship and the collaborative effort of his team that brought Gramora to fruition.
The developers emphasised that Gramora responds to an urgent national need for local linguistic technology and will serve as a foundation for further innovation in language and educational technology. Visitors at the ceremony inspected the software’s features and commended the team’s meticulous work, signalling strong local support for expanding Urdu’s role in digital and academic spaces.
