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Pakhtoonistan

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Pakhtoonistan

Independent state desired by the Muslim Pathan people of northwestern Pakistan and Afghanistan.



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The issue was raised by late Bacha Khan with late General Ziaul Haq, who had offered to give a name to the nameless province, but later Gen Zia did not accept any of the three names Pakhtoonistan, Afghania and Pakhtoonkhawa, which compelled Bacha Khan to abandon negotiations with the then martial law administrator.
Renaming NWFP, as Khyber Pakhtoonkhawa was a first step towards independent Pakhtoonistan, he contended.
Renaming NWFP, as Khyber Pakhtoonkhawa was a first step towards independent Pakhtoonistan, he contended.
 
 
 
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