Nastaliq is the center script of the Persian writing tradition and evenly significant in the areas beneath its cultural force. Notably the languages of Afghanistan (Dari, Uzbek, Turkmen, etc.), Pakistan (Punjabi, Urdu, Saraiki, Kashmiri, etc.), India (Urdu, Rekhta), and the Turkic Uyghur language of the Chinese area of Xinjiang, rely on Nastaliq.