63rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2017
Who wrote the ‘Now or Never’ pamphlet?
aMuhammad Jinnah
bMuhammad Iqbal
cRahmat Ali✓ Correct
dKhafi Khan
eNone of the above / More than one of the above
Explanation
## Page 18 A Cambridge University student, Chaudhry Rahmat Ali, wrote a pamphlet in 1933 titled *Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish for Ever?* In it, he demanded a separate national status for a new identity, which he named Pakistan. [In his pamphlet, Chaudhry Rahmat Ali used the word ‘Pakstan’ (PAKSTAN), which was later called ‘Pakistan’ (PAKISTAN).] The word “Pakistan” was formed from the first letters of Punjab, Afghan Province, Kashmir and Sindh, and the last three letters of Balochistan— P - Punjab A - Afghan Province (North-West Frontier Province) K - Kashmir S - Sindh Tan - Balochistan
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