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English to Urdu
Urdu to English

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ALTAF ZAKI
The Linguist | English into Urdu (اُردو)

Pakistan
Local time: 18:29 PKT (GMT+5)

Native in: Urdu Native in Urdu
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25 positive reviews

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25+ years of English ⇄ Urdu (اُردو) Translation, Localization & MTPE | ProZ Certified PRO | https://www.facebook.com/English2Urdu.Linguist/
Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter, Identity Verified Verified member
This translator helped to localize ProZ.com into Urdu
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Affiliations
Blue Board affiliation:
Services Translation, Transcription, AI + Human review (MT post-editing) , Operations management, Vendor management, Project management, Desktop publishing, Training, Subtitling, Voiceover (dubbing), Software localization, Website localization, Editing/proofreading, Interpreting, Copywriting, Transcreation
Expertise
Specializes in:
Internet, e-CommerceIT (Information Technology)
Law (general)Medical (general)
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.Medical: Health Care
Education / PedagogyBusiness/Commerce (general)
Law: Contract(s)Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs

Volunteer / Pro-bono work Open to considering volunteer work for registered non-profit organizations
Rates
General rate: 0.05 USD per word / 10 USD per hour

Rates per language pair:
English to Urdu - Rates: 0.05 - 0.07 USD per word / 10 - 10 USD per hour
Urdu to English - Rates: 0.05 - 0.07 USD per word / 10 - 10 USD per hour
All accepted currencies U. S. dollars (usd)
KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 60, Questions answered: 63
Blue Board entries made by this user  11 entries

Payment methods accepted Wire transfer, Money order, PayPal, Skrill, Western Union, MoneyXpress, Xoom | Send a payment via ProZ*Pay
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 1
Glossaries General (Altaf Zaki)
Translation education Other - 25+ years of on-track practice is my credential: Urdu computing & DTP training (1986–92) | Media & advertising practice in Karachi, London & New York (1993–2000) | Full-time translation & localization since 2001 | ProZ Certified PRO (2024)
Experience Years of experience: 26. Registered at ProZ.com: May 2000. Became a member: Jul 2002.
Credentials N/A
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, Dreamweaver, FrameMaker, Frontpage, Indesign, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Pagemaker, Powerpoint, QuarkXPress, QuarkXPress, SDLX, Trados Studio, Wordbee
Website https://www.linkedin.com/in/altafzaki/
Professional practices ALTAF ZAKI endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
Professional objectives
  • Meet new translation company clients
  • Learn more about interpreting / improve my skills
  • Help or teach others with what I have learned over the years
  • Meet new end/direct clients
  • Work for non-profits or pro-bono clients
  • Screen new clients (risk management)
  • Network with other language professionals
  • Find trusted individuals to outsource work to
  • Learn more about translation / improve my skills
  • Get help on technical issues / improve my technical skills
  • Learn more about additional services I can provide my clients
  • Learn more about the business side of freelancing
  • Stay up to date on what is happening in the language industry
  • Improve my productivity
Bio

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THE LINGUIST  |  ENGLISH ⇄ URDU اُردو
Altaf Zaki
English ⇄ Urdu Localization Linguist
Former Localization Project Manager  ·  Freelance since 2001
PROZ.COM CERTIFIED PRO · EN ⇄ UR
WhatsApp: +92 334 342 8990
[email protected]
proz.com/profile/7662
EN ⇄ URDU-PK Live Localization services, delivered worldwide onlineSend filesGet a quoteReceive ready files
ENGLISH ⇄ URDU
 
LOCALIZATION

English → Urdu translation that reads as if originally written in Urdu.
✎︎
Translation
✔︎
Human Edit &
Review (HER)
▶︎
Subtitling
▦
Urdu DTP
& Layout
✦
Transcreation
⌨︎
Software &
e-Learning
TOOLS  ·  CAT / TMS  &  OFFICE / DTP
TradosPhraseSmartcatmemoQWordbee
MS WordExcelPowerPointPublisherInDesign
SUBJECT EXPERTISE  ·  VOLUME TRANSLATED
General & corporate
 
1.2M words
Medical & health care
  
900K words
Pharmaceutical
  
900K words
Education & e-learning
  
400K words
Law & legal
  
200K words
Compliance manuals
  
200K words
 ALSO TRANSLATING
Health carePublic servicesSoftware & ITFinance
Marketing & advertisingFilm & mediaWellnessChild care
Social sciencesNews & social mediaReligiousMSDS
ReportsUI / UXClinical trialsSurveys
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
“
A reliable and efficient professional, just a click or call away … a legal text perfectly translated into Urdu and formatted.
— GET-IT · PROZ REVIEW, 2019
“
Excellent understanding, professional approach, and quick results.
— COLLEAGUE · PROZ REVIEW, 2022
“
I have always been very happy with the services of Altaf Zaki.
— PRESTIGE NETWORK · PROZ REVIEW, 2014
“
Altaf is a wonderful translator. We are glad to have him in our team.
— KRISHNA TRANSLATIONS · PROZ REVIEW, 2014
WHY CLIENTS WORK WITH ME AGAIN
Agencies return because the Urdu arrives ready: no rewrites, no layout fixes, no chasing.
Reads natural
Live Urdu-PK that sounds written, not translated.
Follows the brief
Kits, glossaries and style guides respected; queries raised early.
Layout-ready
RTL, Naskh and exact-mirror DTP in one hand.
Reachable
Quick replies, 10:00–23:00 PKT, and deadlines kept.
“Urdu that sounds like home — ready to publish”
• 25+ years, full-time since 2001
• 3.8M+ words delivered
• 25 positive ProZ reviews
• Native Live Urdu-PK
• QA to AZTALS v3.0
• On time, 10:00–23:00 PKT

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ProZ.com Certified PRO (English ⇄ Urdu) since May 2024 · 25 positive reviews from agencies and colleagues, 2014–2023  ·  Read reviews ➜
Altaf Zaki  ·  [email protected]  ·  Karachi, Pakistan  ·  LinkedIn  ·  Facebook
This user has earned KudoZ points by helping other translators with PRO-level terms. Click point total(s) to see term translations provided.

Total pts earned: 76
PRO-level pts: 60



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Nov 3