| History of modern literature | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By decade | |||||||||
| Early modern by century | |||||||||
| Mid-modern by century | |||||||||
| 20th–21st century | |||||||||
| By region | |||||||||
|
|||||||||
| Related topics | |||||||||
 Literature portal | |||||||||
| Part of a series on the |
| Culture of Pakistan |
|---|
 |
| Traditions |
| folklore |
| Sport |
Pakistani literature (Urdu: ادبیاتِ پاکستان) is a distinct literature that gradually came to be defined after Pakistan gained nationhood status in 1947, emerging out of literary traditions of the South Asia.[1] The shared tradition of Urdu literature and English literature of British India was inherited by the new state. Over a big time of period a body of literature unique to Pakistan has emerged in nearly all major Pakistani languages, including Balochi, English, Pushto, Punjabi, Seraiki, Sindhi, and Urdu,.[2]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
kamranwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Prolegomena to the Study of Pakistani English and Pakistani Literature in English" (1989), Alamgir Hashmi, Pakistani Literature (Islamabad), 2:1 1993.