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PDMS Nafees Jauhar

The most fully documented 'Jauhar/Johar' Nastaliq in this database: a 2005 commercial ligature-hybrid that resolves…

PDMS Nafees Jauhar is a Nastaliq typeface from Pakistan, associated with Kashif Hisam / Pakistan Data Management Services (PDMS / PakData), first documented in 2005. OpenType (TTF-flavoured) Urdu Nastaliq ligature/character hybrid by Kashif Hisam at Pakistan Data Management Services, v1.7 (2005); two builds known — a 1,706-glyph/1,127-ligature build and a 2,319-glyph build with zero GSUB ligature lookups (engine-driven); name-table licence: all rights reserved, no distribution, copying, modification or reverse engineering. The most fully documented 'Jauhar/Johar' Nastaliq in this database: a 2005 commercial ligature-hybrid that resolves the long-unverified 'Jauhar Nastaliq' name circulating in Pakistani font lists It ships inside a commercial product rather than as a standalone download. This page is part of the rtlfonts.com research archive: every claim above is backed by graded, cited sources listed in the History & provenance section, cross-checked against font-binary forensics where a file could be obtained.

Font record

Style
Nastaliq
Languages
Urdu Fonts
Designer
Kashif Hisam
Foundry / publisher
Pakistan Data Management Services (PDMS / PakData)
License
Commercial license (purchase required) — commercial use allowed
Price
See publisher
Formats
TTF, WOFF2 (web preview)
Compatibility
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS; Adobe InDesign/Photoshop, MS Word, InPage
Glyphs
1,706
Weights
regular
Variable
no
Year
2005
Downloads
new — no downloads yet
Rating
no reviews yet
Coverage verification
metadata-verified

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History & provenance

First documented 2005. Origin: Pakistan. Evidence grade A. The most fully documented 'Jauhar/Johar' Nastaliq in this database: a 2005 commercial ligature-hybrid that resolves the long-unverified 'Jauhar Nastaliq' name circulating in Pakistani font lists.

Technology: OpenType (TTF-flavoured) Urdu Nastaliq ligature/character hybrid by Kashif Hisam at Pakistan Data Management Services, v1.7 (2005); two builds known — a 1,706-glyph/1,127-ligature build and a 2,319-glyph build with zero GSUB ligature lookups (engine-driven); name-table licence: all rights reserved, no distribution, copying, modification or reverse engineering.

This font is part of the Nastaliq Research Archive — the open, graded history of the Nastaliq script and its typefaces.

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