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==People==

==People==

[[File:Tomb of Mohamad Ali Jinnah Karachi 2007.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Tomb of Mohamad Ali Jinnah, Karachi, 2007.]]

[[File:Tomb of Mohamad Ali Jinnah Karachi 2007.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Tomb of Mohamad Ali Jinnah, Karachi, 2007.]]

The majority of Pakistan's population lives in the Indus River valley and in an arc formed by the cities of Faisalabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi/Islamabad, and Peshawar. Although Urdu is an official language of Pakistan, it is spoken as a first language by only 8% of the population; 48% speak Punjabi, 12% Sindhi, 10% Saraiki, 8% Pushtu, 3% Baloch, and 3% other. Urdu, Punjabi, Pushtu, and Baloch are Indo-European languages. English is the other official language, and is widely used in government, commerce, the officer ranks of the military, and in many institutions of higher learning.  

The majority of Pakistan's population lives in the Indus River valley and in an arc formed by the cities of Faisalabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi/Islamabad, and Peshawar. Although Urdu (Hindustani) is an official language of Pakistan, it is spoken as a first language by only 8% of the population; 48% speak Punjabi, 12% Sindhi, 10% Saraiki, 8% Pushtu, 3% Baloch, and 3% other. Urdu, Punjabi, Pushtu, and Baloch are Indo-European languages. English is the other official language, and is widely used in government, commerce, the officer ranks of the military, and in many institutions of higher learning.  

*Population (2008 est.): 162 million, plus 2 million refugees from Afghanistan

*Population (2008 est.): 162 million, plus 2 million refugees from Afghanistan

*Annual growth rate (2006 est.): 2.09%.

*Annual growth rate (2006 est.): 2.09%.