This font is developed according to calligraphic rules, following the style of Syed Nafees Al-Hussaini (Nafees Raqam),who is one of the finest calligraphers of Pakistan. Guidance and calligraphy of basic glyphs for the font has been provided by Syed Jameel-ur-Rehman. He is pupil of Syed Nafees Shah and Hafiz Syed Anees-ul-Hassan. Nafees Nastaleeq OTF contains approximately 1,000 glyphs, including about 26 ligatures. This font is operable on all platforms supporting OTF specifications. This work has been funded by Small Grants Program by IDRC, APDIP UNDP and APNIC.

Nafees Nastaleeq allows Urdu computing on Microsoft 2000, NT, XP, Unix and Linux platforms. This font enables desktop and internet publishing, and electronic communication in Urdu using existing software (without any plug-ins) supporting OTF specifications, e.g. MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook (email), Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Mozilla and MS PowerPoint.

Nafees Nastaleeq is freely downloadable from www.crulp.nu.edu.pk or www.crulp.org.

For further information, please contact:

Phet Sayo
Programme Specialist, Building Capacities and Partnerships
Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme
Email: phet@apdip.net