On 5th June 2025, the Abdul Majid Bhurgri Institute of Language Engineering (AMBILE) in Hyderabad warmly welcomed two eminent guests: Mr. Wusat Ullah Khan, a veteran journalist from BBC Urdu with over thirty-six years of professional experience, and Ms. Warda Shahzadi, a well-known story writer and author celebrated for her insightful literary contributions.
The Director of the Institute, Mr. Amar Fayaz Buriro, received the guests with great warmth and presented them with the traditional Sindhi Ajrak as a token of cultural hospitality and goodwill. The guests were then given a comprehensive briefing about the Institute’s vision, progress, and groundbreaking work in the field of indigenous language technologies.
During their visit, Mr. Wusat and Ms. Warda engaged in thoughtful discussions with members of the Institute’s core team, including Mr. Manzar Mirbahar (Data Analyzer), Mr. Rabail Aziz (Data & Graphic Analyzer), Mr. Sarfaraz Shah and Mr. Abdul Razaq (AI Engineers), and Mr. Abdullah (Web Developer). These interactions provided deep insights into the Institute’s various technological initiatives aimed at preserving and modernizing the Sindhi language.
The tour included an overview of both completed and ongoing projects at the Institute. Among the landmark achievements is Bhittaipedia, a comprehensive and multilingual digital platform that houses AI-enabled versions of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai’s poetry, with features like word-by-word clickable meanings and translations into over 130 global languages. The development of the country’s first offline Sindhi Optical Character Recognition (OCR) tool was also highlighted; an innovation that enables the digitization of printed Sindhi texts in various scripts, ranging from the Indus Valley inscriptions to modern Arabic-Perso formats. In addition, the Institute has successfully designed a multilingual Sindhi Unicode font that bridges ancient and contemporary writing systems, further strengthening digital accessibility for diverse user bases.
Among the prominent ongoing projects is the development of the Sindhi Large Language Model (LLM), a sophisticated AI model tailored to comprehend and generate Sindhi language text. The guests were also briefed on SINDH.AI, an ambitious artificial intelligence platform scheduled for launch after Eid, which will initially include a Sindhi Law Assistant trained on the Constitution of Pakistan and the Pakistan Penal Code, designed to provide accessible legal guidance in the Sindhi language. The Institute is also working on AI-powered Sindhi learning tools for children, making language education more interactive and engaging for younger generations. Additionally, the Sindhi WordNet project is underway, encompassing more than 1.5 million Sindhi words, each annotated with grammatical, semantic, and ontological metadata to enrich digital linguistic resources.
Expressing his admiration, Mr. Wusat Ullah Khan left a heartfelt review on Google Business, describing his experience with the words: “I am feeling like Alice in Wonderland… it’s a true 21st-century center in Sindh…” Ms. Warda Shahzadi, equally moved, stated that the Institute is “a true milestone which brings indigenous languages at par with modern mediums such as Artificial Intelligence.”
I am feeling like Alice in Wonderland… it’s a true 21st-century center in Sindh… (Wusat Ullah Khan)
The visit served as yet another testament to AMBILE’s role as a visionary institution, driving the preservation and advancement of the Sindhi language through technology, research, and innovation. It concluded on a high note with expressions of mutual appreciation and a shared resolve to collaborate in the promotion of linguistic diversity and digital transformation in Sindh and beyond.
