what is the meaning of Pakistan?

what is the meaning of Pakistan?

پاکستان کا مطلب کیا ہے؟
Explanation
  • The holy land is the meaning of Pakistan
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  • The word Pakistan consists of two parts, i.e., Pak and Istan.
  • While Pak is a Persian word,
  • the word Pakistan means a holy/ pure/ clean place (country) and not the 'Land of the Pure'
  •  the word Istan is from the word isthan, which is a Hindi word meaning a place.
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  • The word Pakistan was firstly introduced in now or never in 1933 by Choudhry Rahmat Ali.

    Now or never was a pamphlet, referring to the names of the five northern regions of British India: Punjab, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Sindh and Baluchistan.