Urdu literary journal play an important role in the promotion of urdu literature. Al-Zubair is a such general which plays also an important role to promote the urdu literature and research work. At a time, when special numbers were published in pakistan Al-Zubair also participated in this race and its Foreign Fiction Number was the best number. There was not original pieces of writing in it, but  the translations also embraced many cultures of different countries. If it is compared with other magazines like Nuqoosh for having renowned story writers, but we will not ignore Al-Zubair Foreign legend Number importance. Therefore in the present age Al-Zubair services for progress and propagation of literature will be considered. Foreign Fiction Number have many short stories translated by Bahawalpur writers, its palied an important roll in this number. In these stories, shown many aspact of life and life style of other countries. In this article we discuss the importance  of Al-Zubair and camparison with Nuqoosh Fiction Number. 

1.      Anwar Ali Dehlvi, (Ed.), Urdu Sahafat, (Lahore: Book Talk, 1991), p. 324

2.      Dr. Abdus Salam Khurshid, Dastan-e-Sahafat, (Lahore: Maktaba-e-Karwan, 1974), p. 93

3.     Dr. Miskin Ali Hijazi, Pakistan-o-Hind mein Sahafat ki Mukhtasar Tareekh, (Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications, 1989), p. 74

4.      Masud Hasan Shahab, (Ed.), Al-Zubair, Ghair Mulki Afsaney Number, Urdu Academy Bahawalpur, 1962, p. 5

5.      Ibid, p. 23

6.      Ibid, p. 57

7.      Ibid, p. 40

8.      Ibid, p. 69

9.      Ibid, p. 103

10.  Ibid, p. 106

Sources

1.      Dehlvi, Anwar ‘Ali, (Ed.), Urdu Sahafat, Lahore: Book Talk, 1991

2.    Hijazi, Miskin Ali, Dr., Pakistan-o-Hind mein Sahafat ki Mukhtasar Tareekh, Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications, 1989

3.      Khurshid, Abdus Salam, Dr., Dastan-e-Sahafat, Lahore: Maktaba-e-Karwan, 1974

Journals & Magazines

1.   Al-Zubair, Ghair Mulki Afsaney Number, Urdu Academy Bahawalpur, 1962