Home›More›Articles›Where the name Pakistan came fromArticleWhere the name Pakistan came fromArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnPakistan, Countries Well-attested SourcesPakistan (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationEtymologyQuote, EtymologyThe name Pakistan was coined by Choudhry Rahmat Ali, a Pakistan Movement activist, who in January 1933 first published it (originally as "Pakstan") in a pamphlet Now or Never, using it as an acronym.View the SourceAtlas Article VocabularyComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.