The National Language Promotion Department (Urdu: اِدارۀ فروغِ قومی زُبان‎ — Idāra-ē Farōġ-ē Qaumī Zabān, pronounced [ɪˈd̪ɑː.rə-ˌeː fəˈroːɣ-ˌeː ˈqɔː.mi zəˈbɑːn]) (or Urdu Language Authority) was an autonomous regulatory institution established in 1979 to support the advancement and promotion of Urdu which is the national language of Pakistan. The status now has been changed to attached department.