Rahmat Ali issued his Pakistan Declaration, "Now or Never", on January 28, 1933 from his student address in Cambridge. This was a critical document in the history of Pakistan: the word "PAKSTAN" was used for the first time; a clear and comprehensive case was made for the creation of the country.
 
"PAKSTAN -- by which we mean the five Northern units of India, viz.: Punjab, North-West Frontier Province (Afghan Province), Kashmir, Sind and Baluchistan," Rahmat Ali, January 28, 1933. Note that this was seven years before the Lahore or Pakistan Resolution of March 1940 (which, incidentally, doesn't even mention the word Pakistan).

PAKISTAN HISTORY: Rahmat Ali

A Cambridge University law student, Choudhary Rahmat Ali, played a crucial role in the history of Pakistan. Rahmat Ali coined the name 'PAKISTAN' and initiated a movement for its realisation in 1933 with the publication of his Pakistan Declaration (Now or Never), which led to the establishment of the country in 1947. He ranks among Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah (Father of Pakistan) and Allama Iqbal (Poet-Philosopher).

Pakistan: The word Pakistan
 
Pakistan Declaration: Now or Never, January 28, 1933
 
Chronology: Rahmat Ali, 1897-1951.
 
Biography: Introduction , Intellectual , Lawyer , Visionary , Hero , Obituary , Pakistan Movement
 
Photographs: Portraits , Grave in Cambridge , Lahore Complex 

Rahmat Ali Links: Shelley's page ,  Universal Books ,

Last updated: August 21, 2004.