I would like to make humble request to all segments of society to call K-P by its complete constitutional name.
ZHOB: The province orphaned by the government, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, had been nameless since its subjugation by Great Britain. It had been called North West Frontier Province for more than a century. The term ‘frontier’ means Sarhad (border) which is not a name. Luckily, after long democratic and peaceful struggles by the natives, the province was named Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Unfortunately, the province’s new constitutional name has been deteriorated by abbreviating it to K-P which the natives consider to be decapitation of their identity. From NWFP to K-P, too unfortunate the province is. Alas, once again the province has become nameless.
A humble request to all the writers, columnists, academia, National Assembly members, and both electronic media and print media of Pakistan, to call the province by its proper name — Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Through The Express Tribune, one of the leading newspapers of Pakistan, I would like to make humble request to all the segments of society to call the province by its complete constitutional name — Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa — and avoid using K-P.
Salmeen Mandokhail
Published in The Express Tribune, September 17th, 2014.
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