NAME: HUZAIFA ASIF

CLASS: S1
TEACHER: ASIF NAZEER
LANGUAGES OF PAKISTAN
 URDU
 PUNJABI
 PUSHTO
 SINDHI
 BALOCHI
Percentage of
languages spoken
in Pakistan:
URDU 8%
PUNJABI 48 %
PASHTO 8 %
HINDKO 2 %
BALOCHI 3 %
SINDHI 12 %
SARAIKI 10 %
OTHERS 9 %
URDU :
Urdu became the national language of Pakistan
because of its long history. It was widely used in
Mughal period and dates back as far as the
sultans of delhi . In its early stages it was used by
the armies and became widely spoken and
understood in many parts of the subcontinent .
Some of its finest poets such as Amir khusrou
wrote in Urdu and SSAK`s school at Aligarh
became a centre of Urdu study and also many
religious books were translated in Urdu including
Quran .
It was also associated with the Pakistan
movement. SSAK supported it and Muslim league
was formed not only to defend Muslim interests
but also to protect Urdu . The QUAID E AZAM
also saw Urdu as a unifying force.
PUNJABI:
Punjabi is the language spoken mostly in
Pakistan and especially in Punjab . It is an easily
understood language . It has been referred to as
‘masoodi’ , ‘Al Hindi’ and ‘Hindko’ . In 1080 ,
Hafiz Burkhurdar was the first person to have
used the term ‘Punjabi’ to describe the language.

Originally it was written in Gurumukhi script, but

during years of Mughals , Arabic script was used,
It also has been influenced by many other
languages , such as Persian ,Arabic, Hindi, Turkish
and English. the early Punjabi literature consisted
of folk tales, but mystic literature extended from
the twelfth century. Sufi poets such as baba bulleh
shah wrote poetry in Punjabi.
SINDHI:
Sindhi is the older language which is spoken in the
province of Sindh . As we go back in 12th century it was
spoken in the same way as it is today.
Before the arrival of Muslims it was written in
‘Marwari’ and ‘Arz Nagari’ . When Arabs settled in
sindh their culture and literature absorbed in sindhi
and the language was written in Arabic script .
Arabic was the language of administration ,but
Sindhi was the language which was spoken by most of
the people . This remained the case until Turkish tribes
settled in sindh and brought Persian language with
them. Sindh has been greatly influenced by Arabic
and Persian language.
Sindhi has a number of famous poets such as Qazi
qazan. Most of the scholars consider that it was at its
peak between 1658 to 1738.
1. 1n 1948 , the Sindhi literary Board was set up
which printed many books in sindhi .
2. Several important books have been written on
Sindhi folk literature.
3. A Sarmast academy has been established in the
memory of Sachal Sarmast.
4. A Sindhiology department has been established at
Sindh University Jamshoro.
BALOCHI:
Balochi is spoken in Balochistan,persian and Brohi
are also spoken in that province . There are two
main kinds of Balochi, ‘Sulemanki’ and ‘Mekrani’.
This language was brought by the tribes from the
North West of Iran.
There has been little development in Balochi poetry
and prose. The early Balochi poetry abounds in folk
songs.
Before partition Balochi literature was beginning
to decline. There were few book published in
Balochi . After partition, however steps have been
taken to promote Balochi.
1. Radio Pakistan Karachi began broadcasts in
Balochi.
2. The Balochi Literary association was set up and
there are now weekly and monthly magazines
published in that language.
3. modern Balochi literature has shown rapid
progress. There are many poets most notable
are Atta Shad and Ishaq Shamin.
PUSHTO:
Pushto is the language spoken by the people of KPK . Like
other languages it has been heavily influenced by other
languages such as Arabic, Persian and Greek .
The history of the Pushto can be divided into three
periods:
1. The first period dates from around the second
to the thirteenth century. the first Pushto poet
of this period was Amir Khan Pehivan whose
first book on Sufism was in Pushto literature.
2. The second point begins with the Mughal
invasions of India and lasted for about one
hundred years . At that time Pushto was at its
peak , the greatest scholar in this period was
Hazrat Mian Umar .
3. The third period extends to the establishment
of the British rule and is also considered to be a
golden period for Pushto literature. The famous
writers from this period include Akhund
Dardeeza and Khushal Khan Khattak ,as well
as Sufi poet Rehman Baba.
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