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[2] [3] The majority of Pakistan's languages belong to the Indo-Iranian group of the Indo-European language family. [4] [5] Urdu is the national language and the lingua franca of Pakistan, and while sharing official status with English, it is the preferred and dominant language used for inter-communication between different ethnic groups.
The Punjab Council of the Arts is an autonomous body established under the Punjab Council of the Arts Act of 1975. It advises the Government on all matters of policy relating to art and culture activity through its Divisional Arts Councils which include the Multan Arts Council, Bahawalpur Arts Council, D.G. Khan Arts Council, Faisalabad Arts Council, Rawalpindi Arts Council, Gujranwala Arts ...
Punjab Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department; Punjab Communication and Works Department; Punjab Food Department (Pakistan) Punjab Health Department; Punjab Human Rights and Minorities Affairs Department; Punjab information and culture department; Punjab Irrigation Department; Punjab Khal Panchayat Authority
The main languages are Punjabi and Urdu and the provincial capital is Lahore. The name Punjab literally translates from Persian into the words 'Panj' (پانج) five, and 'Aab' (آب) water respectively, which can be translated as "five water" (hence the poetic name land of the five rivers), referring to the Beas , Ravi , Sutlej , Chenab and ...
Punjab Council of Arts (PUCAR) is a provincial institute under the Information and Culture Department, Government of The Punjab, to promote arts, culture and literature in Punjab Province Pakistan. Its executive director is Rizwan Sharif.
At the state level, Punjabi is the sole official language of the state of Punjab, while it has secondary official status in the states of Haryana and Delhi. [105] In 2012, it was also made additional official language of West Bengal in areas where the population exceeds 10% of a particular block, sub-division or district. [12]
Punjab is Pakistan's most industrialized province, with the industrial sector comprising 24 percent of the province's gross domestic product. [8] It is known for its relative prosperity, [9] and has the lowest rate of poverty among all Pakistani provinces.
The Punjab Public Service Commission, established in April 1937, is the oldest Provincial Public Service Commission in Pakistan. It was established under the Punjab Public Service Commission Ordinance, of 1978. It functions in accordance with the ambit of the Punjab Public Service Commission Ordinance, 1978, and Punjab Public Service Commission ...