Why do Urdu and Hindi have different scripts?

A division developed gradually between Hindus, who chose to write Hindustani in Devanagari script, and Muslims and some Hindus who chose to write the same in Urdu script. The development of Hindi movements in the late nineteenth century further contributed to this divergence.

Does everyone in Pakistan know Urdu?

Almost everyone knows it and uses it to bridge the gap between communication to other people. Most people in Pakistan know Urdu but locally, they prefer to speak their own languages like Punjabi, Sindhi, Balochi, Pashto, Urdu etc.

Why don’t people in Pakistan and India speak Hindi?

They don’t. In fact, most Indians don’t speak Hindi. The most common language in India is Hindustani language (a blend of Hindu and Urdu). People in Pakistan speak Urdu (or a some blend of Punjabi in Urdu which makes it sound very similar to Hindustani) only.

Why is Urdu not a native language in Pakistan?

As you can see, Urdu as a language did not figure in as a native language of Pakistan. Urdu, in fact, came to Pakistan as a foreign language, as the speakers of Urdu where from Delhi/UP, who’d been tasked with heading up the new nation. Hence, their language, Urdu, was institionalized in Pakistan post-partition.

What is the most common language in India and Pakistan?

The most common language in India is Hindustani language (a blend of Hindu and Urdu). People in Pakistan speak Urdu (or a some blend of Punjabi in Urdu which makes it sound very similar to Hindustani) only.

Are Hindi and Urdu the same language?

Other than that, for many years after the end of the Mughal Empire, Hindi and Urdu were identical. However, recently, in an effort to separate the languages, Pakistan started adding more Arabic into Urdu to make it “Muslim”, and India started adding more Saskrit into Hindi, to make it more “Hindu”.