Pakistan, March 20 -- The world's first and largest dictionary in the Punjabi language was formally launched by the Punjab Institute of Language, Arts & Culture (PILAC) in an event held at Governor House on Tuesday.

Compiled by the institute in a period of over two years, the seven-volume dictionary can be considered as the mother of all Punjabi dictionaries in the world due to the content and variety of words used in it. The dictionary was formally launched by Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar in a ceremony attended by leading poets, intellectuals and singers of Punjabi language.

PILAC Director General (DG) Dr Sughra Sadaf said on the occasion, "The compilation of the dictionary was undoubtedly a daunting task for us as you cann...