Official Recognition
Punjabi is one of the languages recognized by the Indian constitution at the state level, in Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi. There is no such recognition in Pakistan. According to Dr. Manzur Ejaz, "In Central Punjab, Punjabi is amazingly still neither an official language of the province nor it is used as medium of education at any level in Pakistan. There are only two daily newspapers published in Punjabi in the Central areas of Punjab. Only a few monthly literary magazines constitute Punjabi press in Pakistan".
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