Pakistan khappay ( ur, sd, پاڪستان کپي) is a

Sindhi language Sindhi ( ; , ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 30 million people in the Pakistani province of Sindh, where it has official status. It is also spoken by a further 1.7 million people in India, where it is a scheduled language, witho ...

phrase which means "We want Pakistan".

Origin and usage

The term was first used and coined by the President Asif Ali Zardari. Since then phrase has become important part of Zardari's speech.

Criticism

Critics of

Asif Ali Zardari Asif Ali Zardari ( ur, ; sd, ; born 26 July 1955) is a Pakistani politician who is the president of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians and was the co-chairperson of Pakistan People's Party. He served as the 11th president of Pakist ...

and PPP question if he meant a

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

meaning or a

Sindhi Sindhi may refer to: *something from, or related to Sindh, a province of Pakistan * Sindhi people, an ethnic group from the Sindh region * Sindhi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them People with the name * Sarkash Sindhi (1940–2012 ...

meaning when he said ‘Pakistan Khappay’. People’s confusion regarding this word “khappay” has increased since Zardari has delivered speeches, first in

Faisalabad Faisalabad (; Punjabi/ ur, , ; ), formerly known as Lyallpur (Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), named after the founder of the city, but was renamed in 1977 in honour of late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It is the 3rd largest city of Pakis ...

on 17 January 2010 and then in

Talagang Talagang ( ur, ) is a city and the headquarters of the Talagang District located in Punjab, Pakistan. The former Talagang Tehsil Talagang Tehsil (تلا گنگ تحصیل), is a tehsil of Talagang District in the Punjab province of Pakist ...

(Danda Shah Bilawal) on 21 January 2010, when he gave speeches in Punjabi on both occasions and he used this phrase.

Other media

Munir Ahmad Memon wrote a book with name Pakistan Khappay and presented it to

Nisar Ahmad Khuhro Senator Nisar Ahmad Khuhro ( ur, نثار احمد کھوڑو) is a Pakistani Sindhi politician who has been the member of the Senate of Pakistan since March 2022. He is also the President of Pakistan Peoples Party's Sindh chapter. Early life ...

References

Sindhi words and phrases Pakistani nationalism Political terminology in Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari Pakistani political slogans Pakistan People's Party {{Pakistan-stub