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Unlike most "-stan" countries, "Pak" does not refer to any preexisting name, but rather only exists from the creation of an entirely novel confederation. | Unlike most "-stan" countries, "Pak" 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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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. 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. Available on WikiSource[1]