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The provincial languages of Pakistan are a set of languages that are spoken and used in the Provinces of Pakistan (Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan).

Balochistan

Rank	Language	Details
1	Balochi	Balochi is the main provincial language of Balochistan
2	Urdu	Urdu is the second language of Balochistan
3	Brahui	Brahui is the third language of Balochistan

Punjab


Rank	Language	Details
1	Punjabi	Punjabi is the first language of Punjab
2	Saraiki	Saraiki is the second language of Punjab
3	Hindko	Hindko is the third language of Punjab
4	Urdu	Urdu is the fourth language of Punjab

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Rank	Language	Details
1	Pashto	Pashto is the main provincial language of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2	Urdu	Urdu is the second language of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
3	Hindko	Hindko is spoken in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Gilgit-Baltistan

Rank	Language	Detail
1	Shina	It is a Dardic language spoken by the majority in six tehsils (Gilgit, Diamir/Chilas, Darel/Tangir, Astore, Puniyal/Gahkuch and Rondu).
2	Brouski	It is spoken by the majority in four tehsils (Nagar I, Nagar II, Hunza and Yasin). It is a language isolate that has borrowed considerable Urdu vocabulary.
3	Khowar	It is spoken by the majority in two tehsils (Gupis and Ishkomen) but also spoken in Yasin and Puniyal/Gahkuch Tehsils. Like Shina, it is a Dardic language.
4	Wakhi	It is spoken by the majority of people in Gojal Tehsil of Hunza. But it is also spoken in the Yasin and Ishkoman tehsils of Gupis-Yasin and Ghizer districts.
Balti	It is spoken in Gilgit Baltistan and some parts of India's Ladakh
5	Domaaki	It is the least spoken language of Gilgit-Baltistan, In 2011, the estimated Domaaki speakers were 340.

Sindh: The provincial language spoken in the province of Sindh is Sindhi. Sindhi is the 2nd largest spoken language spoken in Pakistan and is the only regional. This language is used and spoken mostly by the Sindhis, along with several other languages indigenous to Sindh such as Lasi, Kutchi, Thari and Sindhi Saraiki.

Urdu is spoken and understood by nearly all Pakistanis, as it is the national language and is officially used in formal governmental, educational purposes.

References

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-languages-are-spoken-in-pakistan.html#:~:text=Urdu%20is%20not%20only%20the,national%20language%20of%20the%20country.

https://uh.edu/~sriaz/thecountry/languages/

Languages of Pakistan

Official languages

Urdu (national)
English

Other languages
(by administrative unit)

Azad Kashmir	Dogri Gujari Kashmiri Kundal Shahi Pahari-Pothwari
Balochistan	Balochi Brahui Dehwari Hazaragi Jadgali Khetrani Pashto Wanetsi
Gilgit-Baltistan	Balti Burushaski Dawoodi Khowar Purgi Shina Wakhi
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Burushaski Badeshi Bateri Chilisso Dameli Gawar-Bati Gowro Hindko Indus Kohistani Kalami Kalasha-mun Kalkoti Kamviri Khowar Kohistani Shina Mankiyali Munji Ormuri Palula Pashto Sawi Shekhani Torwali Ushoji Wazir Yidgha
Punjab	Bagri Dogri Hindko Kabutra Marwari Mewari Pothwari Punjabi Punjabi dialects Saraiki Rajasthani Rangri
Sindh	Aer Bagri Bengali Bhaya Dhatki Goaria Gujarati Jandavra Jogi Koli Kachi Parkari Wadiyara Kutchi Loarki Marwari Memoni Mewari Od Rajasthani Rangri Sindhi Urdu Vaghri