Shiekh A. Generative AI in Urdu: Who Is Building for Pakistan’s Native Language? Urdu is spoken by roughly 230 million people, yet it makes up a sliver of the text the world’s AI models are trained on. A student’s side project, a telecom-backed government MOU, and a two-decade-old university lab are each trying to close that gap — on their own. PakTech [Internet]. 2026 Jul. 4 [cited 2026 Jul. 29];1(10):261-3. Available from: https://pakjournals.com/ojs/index.php/ptt/article/view/627