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  2. Urdu - Wikipedia

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    Although Urdu is widely spoken and understood throughout all of Pakistan, only 7% of Pakistan's population spoke Urdu as their native language around 1992. Most of the nearly three million Afghan refugees of different ethnic origins (such as Pashtun , Tajik , Uzbek , Hazarvi , and Turkmen ) who stayed in Pakistan for over twenty-five years have ...

  3. Languages of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Pakistan is a multilingual country with over 70 languages spoken as first languages. [3] [4] The majority of Pakistan's languages belong to the Indo-Iranian group of the Indo-European language family. [5] [6] Urdu is the national language and the lingua franca of Pakistan, and while sharing official status with English, it is the preferred and ...

  4. National Language Promotion Department - Wikipedia

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    The National Language Promotion Department (Urdu: اِدارۀ فروغِ قومی زُبان Idāra-ē Farōġ-ē Qaumī Zabān [ɪ.ˈd̪aː.rə.eː fə.ˈroːɣ.eː ˈqɔː.mi zə.ˈbaːn]), formerly known as the National Language Authority (or Urdu Language Authority), is an autonomous regulatory institution established in 1979 to support the advancement and promotion of Urdu, which is the ...

  5. Urdu in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Urdu in the United Kingdom ( Urdu: برطانیہ میں اردو) is the fourth most commonly spoken language. It is seen as the lingua franca for around two million British South Asians. [1] According to the 2021 census, 270,000 people (0.5% of UK residents) listed Urdu as their main language, an increase of 1,000 from 2011. [2]

  6. Parliament of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    The Parliament of Pakistan (Urdu: مجلسِ شوریٰ پاکستان, Majlis-e-Shūrā Pākistān, lit. "Pakistan Advisory Council" or "Pakistan Consultative Assembly") is the supreme legislative body of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan .

  7. Pakistani English - Wikipedia

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    Urdu and English are Pakistan's official languages. Many street signs, shop signs, business contracts and other activities use English. All documents used by government and court also include English, [17] despite a 2015 order by Pakistan's Supreme Court to replace English at an official level with Urdu.

  8. Jurm (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Jurm ( Urdu: جرم, lit. 'Crime') is a Pakistani crime-thriller mini-series, being the production by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under the banner of 7th Sky Entertainment. The series is directed by Mehreen Jabbar. It stars Wahaj Ali, Dur-e-Fishan Saleem and Tooba Siddiqui in lead roles as well as Mohammed Ehteshamuddin, Atiqa Odho ...

  9. Associated Press of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    www .app .com .pk. Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) ( Urdu: مشارکتِ مطبع ، پاکستان) is a government-operated national news agency of Pakistan. [2] [3] [4] APP has News Exchange Agreements with 37 Foreign News Agencies and has "around 400 editorial staff including around 100 Correspondents at the District and Tehsil levels" .