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=History=
=History=
Unlike most "-stan" countries, "Pak" does not refer to any preexisting name, but rather only exists from the creation of an entirely novel confederation. PAK is in fact an acronym. Per its inventor:
Unlike most "-stan" countries, "Paki" does not refer to any preexisting name, but rather only exists from the creation of an entirely novel confederation. PAKSTAN is in fact an acronym. Per its inventor:


<blockquote>''إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا۟ مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ''
<blockquote>''إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا۟ مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ''
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("Allah does not change the condition of a people unless they change their inner selves" ~ [[Quran]] 13:11)
("Allah does not change the condition of a people unless they change their inner selves" ~ [[Quran]] 13:11)


At this solemn hour in the history of India, when British and Indian statesmen are laying the foundations of a Federal Constitution for that land, we address this appeal to you, in the name of our common heritage, on behalf of our thirty million Muslim brethren who live in PAKSTAN - by which we mean the five Northern units of India, viz.: '''P'''unjab, North-West Frontier Province ('''A'''fghan Province), '''K'''ashmir, '''S'''ind and Baluchis'''tan''' - for your sympathy and support in our grim and fateful struggle against political crucifixion and complete annihilation.</blockquote>
At this solemn hour in the history of [[India]], when British and Indian statesmen are laying the foundations of a Federal Constitution for that land, we address this appeal to you, in the name of our common heritage, on behalf of our thirty million Muslim brethren who live in PAKSTAN - by which we mean the five Northern units of India, viz.: '''P'''unjab, North-West Frontier Province ('''A'''fghan Province), '''K'''ashmir, '''S'''ind and Baluchis'''tan''' - for your sympathy and support in our grim and fateful struggle against political crucifixion and complete annihilation.</blockquote>
From "Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?" (also known as the '''Pakistan Declaration'''); published January 28, 1933 by Choudhary Rahmat Ali.  
From "Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?" (also known as the ''Pakistan Declaration''); published January 28, 1933 by Choudhary Rahmat Ali. Hosted on WikiSource:[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Now_or_Never;_Are_We_to_Live_or_Perish_Forever%3F]
Available on WikiSource<ref>https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Now_or_Never;_Are_We_to_Live_or_Perish_Forever%3</ref>

Latest revision as of 05:24, 13 July 2023

History

Unlike most "-stan" countries, "Paki" does not refer to any preexisting name, but rather only exists from the creation of an entirely novel confederation. PAKSTAN is in fact an acronym. Per its inventor:

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا۟ مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ

("Allah does not change the condition of a people unless they change their inner selves" ~ Quran 13:11)

At this solemn hour in the history of India, when British and Indian statesmen are laying the foundations of a Federal Constitution for that land, we address this appeal to you, in the name of our common heritage, on behalf of our thirty million Muslim brethren who live in PAKSTAN - by which we mean the five Northern units of India, viz.: Punjab, North-West Frontier Province (Afghan Province), Kashmir, Sind and Baluchistan - for your sympathy and support in our grim and fateful struggle against political crucifixion and complete annihilation.

From "Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?" (also known as the Pakistan Declaration); published January 28, 1933 by Choudhary Rahmat Ali. Hosted on WikiSource:[1]