of independence in 1947. As per the 1998 census of Pakistan, following are the demographics of the district: Seraiki : 60.67% (39.29% in the city) Punjabi : 21.64% (32.01% in the city) Urdu : 15.86% (26.64% in the city) Pashto : 0.62% Balochi : 0.10% Sindhi : 0.07% Others: 1.04% [