Dawn has an editorial expressing concern about A literary dilemma in Pakistan, as:
Seldom does a book appear today in Urdu, arguably the most widely read language in Pakistan, with a count exceeding 500 copies.They do note, however, that:
However, literature produced in Sindhi, a much older language in its written form, is thriving when compared to Urdu, Pushto, Balochi or Punjabi.Which is at least something.