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The word "Pakistan" was first coined by Choudhry Rahmat Ali in 1933 in his pamphlet "Now or Never."

He explained that "Pakistan" is both a Persian and Urdu word describing the “Muslim homelands” of Panjab, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Sindh (including Kutch and Kathiawar), and Baluchistan.

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• In March 1929, Muhammad Ali Jinnah presented his 14 Points during a Muslim League session in Delhi to protect Muslim rights and interests.
• He had left for England in May 1928.
• He had returned after six months.
• The Nehru Report of 1928 influenced these points, which were consolidated with help from Muhammad Ali Jauhar.
• Jinnah’s Fourteen Points (1929) aimed to safeguard Muslim rights in British India.

They included:

1. Federal constitution with provincial powers.
2. Provincial autonomy.
3. No constitutional changes without state agreement.
4. Adequate Muslim representation in legislatures.
5. Muslim representation in services and self-governing bodies.
6. 1/3rd Muslim representation in the Central Legislature.
7. 1/3rd Muslim members in central and state cabinets.
8. Separate electorates.
9. No bill passed if 3/4th of a minority opposes it.
10. Reorganisation should not affect Muslim majorities in Bengal, Punjab, and NWFP.
11. Separation of Sindh from Bombay Presidency.
12. Reforms in NWFP and Balochistan.
13. Full religious freedom.
14. Protection of Muslim religious, cultural, educational, and linguistic rights.

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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is credited with the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan.

The 1973 Constitution was unanimously adopted and remains Pakistan's current constitution.

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Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan is called father of Pakistan's atomic weapons program.

Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan died on 10 October 2021, at the age of 85 after being transferred to a hospital in Islamabad with lung problems.

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