2007-01-13 20:15:00 · 5 answers · asked by bettysdad 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
The name "Pakistani" (IPA: [paːkɪst̪aːn]) means "Land of the Pure" in Sindhi, Urdu and Persian. It was coined in 1934 by Allama Iqbal, who published it in the pamphlet Now or Never[3]. The name was coined from the names of five territories that were proposed as constituents of a separate country for the Muslims of British India and western territories previously considered Afghan domains; these consisted of P-Punjab, A-Afghania, K-Kashmir, S-Sindh, and Tan/Stan-Balochistan."meaning of Pakistan"[4] The name also implies that the people of this land are 'pure'.
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2007-01-13 20:22:44 · answer #1 · answered by sarayu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The name "Pakistani" (IPA: [paːkɪst̪aːn]) means "Land of the Pure" in Sindhi, Urdu and Persian. It was coined in 1934 by Allama Iqbal, who published it in the pamphlet Now or Never[3]. The name was coined from the names of five territories that were proposed as constituents of a separate country for the Muslims of British India and western territories previously considered Afghan domains; these consisted of P-Punjab, A-Afghania, K-Kashmir, S-Sindh, and Tan/Stan-Balochistan."meaning of Pakistan"[4] The name also implies that the people of this land are 'pure'. Officially, the nation was founded as the Dominion of Pakistan in 1947, and was renamed as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in 1956.
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2007-01-13 20:37:02 · answer #2 · answered by Kamp 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tan came from the word Hindus'tan'
2007-01-15 05:35:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Punjab,Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh, and -Balochistan
P- A-K-S-Tan
2007-01-14 02:34:20 · answer #4 · answered by maverick 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
black faced litle swines that rip everybody of with dodgy goods on market stalls
2007-01-13 20:19:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋