Burushaski is spoken in Hunza, Yásin, and Nagir and about 300 families have been discovered in Srinagar who reportedly migrated from Nagir of Gilgit Baltistan in the 18th century under circumstances created out of an Anglo-Burusho war in the region. Modern Burushos live in almost all major cities of Pakistan. This class of economic settlers though enjoys a vibrant urban living, they always treasure the thought of returning to their homeland.

One of the ancient languages of the world, a language-isolate, with little or no genetic linkage with any other language family of the world. Though prominent scholars have attempted to compare Burushaski with almost all the languages of the world, its status as a language isolate remains unchanged. Burushaski is one of the three major languages of Gilgit Baltistan.