Pashto Language

The language of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is Pashto. It is also spoken in north-west of Balochistan.

History of the Pashto Language: In ancient times the tribes of eastern Iran settled in the area between the Indus River and the Hindu Kush range. The existing remnants of their languages are Sanjani and Pamir. The Pashto language emerged from them.

Famous Poets of Pushto: the famous Pashto poets of the 17th and 18th century such as Kazim Khan Shaida, Rehman Baba and Khushhal Khan Khattak wrote a large number of lyrical poems in Pashto.

Educational Field: University of Peshawar is making all efforts to develop and modernize Pashto. There is also a Pashto Academy at Quetta. Many journals are published in the Pashto language. Towards the end of the 19th century, the foundation of modern Pashto literature was laid down.