section_path: Demographics/Language
section_name: Language
paragraph_text: Language
  
  The primary native language spoken in Peshawar is Pashto, while Hindko is native minority language, though English is used in the city's educational institutions, while Urdu is understood throughout the city – as the national language of the country.
  
  The district of Peshawar is overwhelmingly Pashto-speaking, though the Hindko-speaking minority is concentrated in Peshawar's old city, Hindko speakers in Peshawar increasingly assimilate elements of Pashto and Urdu into their speech.