Languages of Pakistan include two official languages: Urdu and English and four major provincial languages: Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Balochi. Urdu is also Pakistan's national language and lingua franca. Other major regional languages include Saraiki, Hindko and Brahui. There are also numerous minor languages.
Most of the languages of Pakistan belong to the Indo-Iranian group of the Indo-European language family.
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