Languages of Pakistan

English is the official language of Pakistan. Urdu is the national language. It is also known as Lashkari Zaban or just Lashkari.^[1] It is believed to have started in Punjab with Lahore as its capital during Ghaznavid rule.^[2]

↑ Aijazuddin Ahmad (2009). Geography of the South Asian Subcontinent: A Critical Approach. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 120–. ISBN 978-81-8069-568-1. The very word Urdu came into being as the original Lashkari dialect, in other words, the language of the army.
↑ Sir Thomas Walker Arnold. Legacy of Islam. Clarendon Press, 1974. p. 132. ISBN 9780198219132.

[Ahmad2009-1] Aijazuddin Ahmad (2009). Geography of the South Asian Subcontinent: A Critical Approach. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 120–. ISBN 978-81-8069-568-1. The very word Urdu came into being as the original Lashkari dialect, in other words, the language of the army.

[2] Sir Thomas Walker Arnold. Legacy of Islam. Clarendon Press, 1974. p. 132. ISBN 9780198219132.

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Languages of Pakistan

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