Urdu Wikisource, open source global digital library for Urdu literature, launched

The Punjabi Wikimedians User Group has launched an Urdu Wikisource, a free, open source, global digital library for Urdu literature. The group has also urged the Punjab government to ease copyright restrictions, which continue to hamper access to regional languages in the digital domain.

“The launch of Urdu Wikisource marks a turning point for the preservation of South Asian literary history,” Satdeep Gill, manager, content enablement, Wikimedia Foundation, said.