what language do pakistani people speak
According to the CIA Factbook, nearly half of Pakistanis speak Punjabi, the language of the Punjab region, while only 8% speak Urdu. Several other languages are spoken by a fraction of the population. The decision to break away from English creates a stark contrast with Pakistanâs neighbor and longtime rival India.
About 15% of Pakistanis speak Pashto as a first language. Right behind Pashto at 14% is Sindhi, which is a relative of Punjabi. There are a few million Sindhi speakers in India as well, some right on the opposite side of the border, and some Hindus who fled Sindh after Partition.
Urdu is a language itself. Spoken predominantly in Pakistan, it is the national language of the country, though not really the official language, which happens to be English in most government departments and almost exclusively in the private sector. It is, as far as I'm aware, not the official language or North India or Fiji.