Ans Saraiki : The Saraiki language is spoken on both sides of the River Indus in the
central regions of Pakistan. Its main districts in the province of the Punjab
Khanewal, Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur etc. Other than Punjab, it is used in
are Mianwali, Bhakkar, Layyah, Dera Ghazi Khan, Raajanpur, Multan,
the districts of the other three provinces too.
For example in Sindh-Kashmore, Jacobabad and Sukkur, in Balochistan.
Barkhan, Naseerabad and Jhal Magsi, in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa-Dera Ismail
Khan and Tank where a large number of people are Saraiki speaking. The
major poets of Saraiki literature include Hazrat Sachal Sarmast (and
Hazrat Khawaja Ghulam Fareed). Articles, short stories and dramas
are being written in this language. This language too is developing rapidly.
Brahvi:
In Pakistan, the majority of the people speaking the Brahvi language are
living in the Kalaf regions and its surrounding areas in the province of
Balochistan. Brahvi is commonly written in the Persian and Arabic script
Folk literature is present in this language of which the story of Laila Mor is
more famous.
In the eighteenth century, Malik Dada wrote. Tohfa tul Ajaib’ which is
considered to be the first precious standard literature in the Brahvi language.
After this, Maulana Nabu Khan and Maulana Muhammad Dinpuri
prominently added to the great literary treasures of this language. In the
Brahvi language, side by side with the translations of the Holy Quran, the
writings on different religious topics are also present.
Furthermore, newspaper and magazines have been published in it too. The
great Brahvi writers include Doctor Abdur Rahman Brahvi, Nadir Qambrani
Piral Muhammad Zubairani etc. For education and research in this language,
the department of Brahvi is established in the Balochistan University. The
Brahvi Academy set up in Quetta is playing an important role in promoting
the Brahvi language and literature.
(c) Hindko:
Hindko language is spoken in the districts of Rawalpindi and Attock in the
Purlab, and in the districts of Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Peshawar and
Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. To promote this language, ‘Idara- Farogh-e-
Hiriko, Peshawar, ‘Bazni-e-ilm-o-fun’ Abbottabad and ‘Halqa Yaaraan’
Shinkiari are playing a major role. To develop this language further, a
monthly magazine ‘Farogh’ is published under the supervision of Aurangzeb
Ghaznavi. To develop the Hindko language, personalities like Professor Sufi
Abdul Rasheed, Colonel Fazal Akbar, Asif Saqib, Sharif Hussain Shah,
Professor Muhammad Fareed, Professor Yahya Khalid, Nazir Kasalvi and
Muhammad Hanif have worked hard. Ph.D degrees are being awarded in
this language too.