BBC Punjabi (in Punjabi: ਬੀਬੀਸੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Gurmukhi), بی بی سی پنجابی (Shahmukhi)) or BBC News Punjabi is an international news service in Punjabi language.

[1][2] The service is on websites and social networking sites.

[3] The launch is part of the World Service's biggest expansion since the 1940s, following a government funding boost announced in 2016.

[4][5] Target audiences are Punjabis from India, Pakistan and other western countries with significant Punjabi population like Canada, Britain and Australia.

[6][7] According to BBC's official website Punjabi language spoken by 100 million people, the 11th most used language in the world.