Majhi is the standard Punjabi dialect spoken in most of Pakistan's Punjab province, including Lahore, Gujranwala, and Sialkot. Some other major dialects of Punjabi spoken in Pakistan include Shahpuri in Sargodha, Jhangochi in Jhang, Pothohari in Rawalpindi and Azad Kashmir, and Hindko in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Saraiki language, based on the Multani dialect, is emerging as the dominant language in southern Punjab.

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Major Dialects of Punjabi In Pakistan
Standard Punjabi (Majhi)
Majhi is Punjabi dialect spoken by the majority of the people
in Lahore, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Sialkot, Narowal, Gujrat, Okara, Pakpattan, Sahi
wal, Hafizabad, Nankana Sahib and Mandi Bahudin districts of Pakistan's Punjab Province. It
also has a large presence in every district in the rest of Pakistani Punjab, and in all large
cities in Pakistan's other provinces .
Eastern Punjabi
Malwai
Malwai is spoken in the southern part of Indian Punjab South of river Sutlej and also
in Bahawalnagar and Vehari districts of Pakistan. This dialect is spoken
in Ludhiana, Moga, Ferozepur, Fazilka, Muktsar, Faridkot, Bathinda, Barnala, Sangrur and,
Mansa.
Doabi
Doabi is spoken in both the Indian Punjab as well as parts of Pakistan Punjab owing to post-
1947 migration of Muslim populace from East Punjab. The word "Do Aabi" means "the land
between two rivers" and this dialect is spoken between the rivers of the Beas and the
Sutlej in the region called Doaba. Regions it is presently spoken includes
the Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur and Nawanshahr districts in Indian Punjab. The
dialect is known as Faisalabadi Punjabi in Pakistan.
Puadhi
Puadhi, Powadh, Pwadh is a region of Punjab and parts of Haryana between the Satluj
and Ghaggar rivers. The part lying south, south-east and east of Rupnagar adjacent
to Ambala District (Haryana) is Powadhi. The Powadh extends from that part of
the Rupnagar District which lies near Satluj to beyond the Ghaggar river in the east up to
Kala Amb, which is at the border of the states of Himachal pradesh and Haryana. Parts .
The language is spoken over a large area in present Punjab as well as Haryana. In Punjab,
Kharar, Kurali, Ropar, Nurpurbedi, Morinda, .
Western Punjabi/Lahnda

2. Shahpuri
Shahpuri dialect (also known as Sargodha dialect) is mostly spoken in Pakistani
Punjab. Its name is derived from former Shahpur District (now Shahpur
Tehsil, being part of Sargodha District). It is spoken in Khushab and
Mianwali ,Bhakkar.
Jhangochi/Changvi
, spoken in Sargodha and Khushab Districts and also spoken in
neighbouring Mianwali and Bhakkar Districts. It is mainly spoken on western end of Sindh
River to Chennab river crossing Jehlam river.[4]
Jhangochi dialect is spoken in Pakistani Punjab throughout a widespread area, starting
from Khanewal and Jhang at both ends of Ravi and Chenab to Hafizabad district.
Jangli/Rachnavi
Jangli is a dialect of former nomad tribes of areas whose names are often suffixed with 'Bar'
derived from jungle bar before irrigation system arrived in the start of the 20th century, for
example, Sandal Bar, Kirana Bar, Neeli Bar, Ganji Bar. Former Layllpur and western half of
Montgomary district used to speak this dialect.
Pothohari/Pahari-Potowari or Modern Panjistani
Pothohari is spoken in north Pakistani Punjab and Azad Kashmir. The area where it is
spoken extends in the north from Muzaffarabad to as far south as Jhelum(mainly in Dina and
Sohawa tehsils), Gujar Khan, Rawat and Rawalpindi, Murree Hills north of Rawalpindi, and
east to Bhimber.
Hindko
The diverse dialects of the furthest northwest areas of "Greater Punjabi" are known
as Hindko. The central Hindko dialects comprise Ghebi, Awankari, Chacchi and Kohati.
Peshawari, the divergent dialect spoken to the northwest in Peshawar, has been used as a
basis for a literary language.
Ghebi is quite similar to the Potowari dialect, but differs slightly, for example in the past
tense.". It also uses "Vinjna" instead of "jaana" or "gchna" for "going". It is mostly spoken
in Fateh Jang Tehsil and Pindi Gheb Tehsil in Pakistani Punjab.
Dhani
Spoken in parts of Rawalpindi Division (Pothohar) of Pakistani Punjab. Its name is derived
from Dhan valley where its spoken. It is spoken in Chakwal,[5]
Khewra, parts of Jehlam
Districts and Attock Districts. The people of Pothohar speak Pothohari dialect. H They speak
a distinctive Chakwali or Dhanni dialect of Punjabi.[4]
Jafri/Khetrani
These are a form of Derawali very strongly influenced by baluchi and sindhi languages,
spoken in Musakhel and Barkhan, districts of Pakistani Province Balochistan respectively.
Saraiki

3. The emergent language of the southern parts of Punjab is Saraiki. Its standard is based on
the central dialect of Multani. Other dialects that are commonly associated with it
are Riasti (also known as Bahawalpuri or Choolistani) to the south and Thali (or Thalochri) to
the northwest.