Question #151243. Asked by
BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Jun 12 2024.
Originally posted Jun 12 2024 9:10 PM.
Pakistan is an acronym, for Punjab, Afghan (the North-West frontier region), Kashmir, Indus (some say it's for Islam) and Sind. The "Tan" is said to represent Baluchistan.https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-21211,00.html
the word "pak" means "pure" in Persian or Pashto, while the Persian suffix "-stan" means "place of" or "country," so the word Pakistan literally means "Land of the Pure"https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/pakistan/
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