Explanation

Urdu is the national language and one of the official languages.

English is also an official language, used in government, legal, and educational contexts.

Explanation

The percentage of Punjabi-speaking people in Pakistan is 39%.

List of other Languages:

Sindhi speaking in Pakistan: 15%

Pashto speaking in Pakistan: 18%

Urdu in speaking Pakistan: 8%

Balochi speaking in Pakistan: 3%

Explanation

Explanation

Urdu serves as a lingua franca, helping unite people across Pakistan's diverse regional languages.

It was chosen to promote national unity.

Urdu was declared Official Language of Pakistan under 251 article of the constitution 1973.

Explanation

 Article 251 of the Constitution declares Urdu to be the national language of Pakistan.

The national bird of Pakistan Chukar

The national animal of Pakistan markhor
National fruit of Pakistan Mango
The national dish of Pakistan nihari
National flower of Pakistan jasmine

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Explanation

The 1973 Constitution recognizes Urdu as Pakistan's only national language.

The 1973 Constitution contained:

•  280 articles
•  07 schedules with Objective Resolution.
• 12 chapters 

Effective date: 14 August 1973

Drafted by the Government of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

The Constitution declared Pakistan an Islamic Republic and Islam as the state religion.

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Explanation

Pata Khazana is considered the oldest known book in the Pashto language, claimed to date back to the 18th century.

It is a manuscript compiling biographies and poetry of earlier Pashto poets.

Explanation

Sindh is one of the world's oldest languages, written in right-handed Perso-Arabic script

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30 languages are spoken in Pakistan

while

Five languages have more than 10 million speakers each – 

Punjabi

 Pashto

Sindhi

Saraiki

Urdu.

while

The most widely spoken language in Pakistan is Punjabi (48 % speak), followed by the Punjabi variant Siraiki (10 percent),

2nd Sindhi 12%

Pashto 8%

Balochi 3%

Hindko 2%

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Explanation

Sulimani and Makrani are major dialects of the Balochi language, spoken in Balochistan and parts of Iran and Afghanistan.

These dialects vary slightly in pronunciation and vocabulary but are mutually intelligible.

Explanation

Mirza Qaleech Baig is considered the founder of the art of the novel in Sindhi literature.

Zeenat was the first original novel in the Sindhi language.

Zeenat was published in 1854.