English is the official language of Pakistan while Urdu is the national language. Punjabi is the most commonly spoken language of Pakistan. Other significant languages spoken in Pakistan include (in order of number of speakers): Pashto, Sindhi, Saraiki and Balochi; English is mostly spoken by educated people.
Following are the major languages spoken in Pakistan. The percentage of Pakistanis who are native speakers of that language is also given.
Punjabi 44.68%
Pashto 15.42%
Sindhi 14.1%
Seraiki 8.38%
Urdu 7.57%
Balochi 3.57%
Others 6.08%
Other languages includes mainly Pothohari, kashmiri, Persian, Dari, Hindko, Gujrati, Memoni, Makrani, Marwari, Bangali, Gojri, Dogri etc. As of early 2007, about 2 million registered Afghan refugees remain in Pakistan as a result of the ongoing war and instability in Afghanistan.[38]
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