On 28 January 1933, Chaudhry Rahmat Ali, a Pakistani nationalist, used the word "PAKISTAN" for the first time in a pamphlet titled "Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?". In this pamphlet, Ali presented the idea of an independent Muslim state, which he called "PAKISTAN," as an acronym representing the regions that would constitute the proposed nation: Punjab, Afghania (North-West Frontier Province), Kashmir, Sindh, and Baluchistan.
This early articulation of the idea laid the foundation for the demand for a separate nation for Muslims in British India, eventually leading to the creation of Pakistan in 1947 when India gained independence. The name "Pakistan" became a reality with the establishment of the country on 14 August 1947.
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