In this respect, large amounts of legal and scientific documents are translated from English and other languages for publication into Urdu.

Renowned short-story writer and educationist Dr. Anwaar Ahmad was the last Chairman of the NLA, as the post has been converted to Director General (D.G.).

The institution aims to facilitate the use and adoption of Urdu language through publications and other reading materials for individuals and organisations.

There is also a department of Urdu Informatics (اردو اطلاعیات) to carry out research in developing the suitable hardware and software for the use of language in electronic media.

[4] The institution has published a wide range of general, scientific and technical dictionaries and an Urdu Thesaurus.