Urdu in Pakistan, India, and the Diaspora Reference
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Urdu in Pakistan, India, and the Diaspora Reference

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Urdu as Pakistan's national language, Indian minority language, UK Gulf and North American diaspora, Lucknawi and Deccani varieties, and Bollywood's role.

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  1. 19 July 2026 · corrected by Selen Ikbal Uslu

    Article cites Pakistan's 2017 census language percentages incorrectly. Verified via web search against actual 2017 Pakistan Bureau of Statistics census data: Punjabi is 38.78% (not 'about 44 percent')

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    Ethnic Pakistani populations speak Punjabi (about 44 percent), Pashto (about 15 percent), Sindhi (about 14 percent), Saraiki (about 11 percent), and Balochi (about 3 percent) as first languages.

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    Ethnic Pakistani populations speak Punjabi (about 39 percent), Pashto (about 18 percent), Sindhi (about 15 percent), Saraiki (about 12 percent), and Balochi (about 3 percent) as first languages.

    Why: Article cites Pakistan's 2017 census language percentages incorrectly. Verified via web search against actual 2017 Pakistan Bureau of Statistics census data: Punjabi is 38.78% (not 'about 44 percent')

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