You know what makes Pakistan unique? Its name was invented unlike others

Pakistan is a nation in the making that has invented its own name, unlike the 139 members of UN and most countries around the world that have their names based on geographical locations like India gets its name from Indus River, renowned social worker, filmmaker, author and former federal minister and senator Javed Jabbar said on Tuesday.
He was speaking at the launching ceremony of “Pakistan – Anokhi Tashkeel, Anokhi Taqdeer”, the Urdu translation of his book “Pakistan: Unique Origins, Unique Destiny”, at the Alliance Francaise.
The book has been published by the National Book Foundation.
“Pakistan is a composite of so many realities and each of these realities gives us hope and courage,” said Jabbar while answering questions about his book.
Replying to a query about the comparison of the Indian middle class with the Pakistani one, Jabbar said Pakistan’s total population of 170 million people is living in 40 million households. Out of them, if 25 million are below the poverty line and the remaining 15 million people are running this country, it is a positive sign.
 He said India is the biggest importer of arms in the world and it has deployed 60 percent of its total army on Pakistani borders – and this cannot be ignored. He said the time has come for Pakistan to stop interfering in the internal politics of Afghanistan that it started in during the Ziaul Haq era.
“Historically, culturally or from any other aspect, we have no resemblance to Afghanistan and our role in that country has now ended, but if we still continue interfering in its internal affairs, we will pay a heavy price for that,” he added.
The manuscript of his book “Pakistan: unique origins, unique destiny” was written and completed at a time when insurgency, extremism, violence, poor governance, corruption and economic slowdown appear to be potent threats to the country’s survival. He emphasised in his book that the country’s unique origins are not meant to ignore the harsh current conditions of Pakistan.
His book is written after a careful research, thoroughly analytical and persuasively argued and is a wonderful book for not Pakistanis alone but also for all those interested in South Asia and its issues.
When asked what compelled him to write the book, Jabbar said Pakistan is passing through a tough time and it is necessary to search ourselves when the atmosphere is filled with hopelessness.
“A lot has been written internationally that has given a bad name to Pakistan. It became necessary to highlight the positive aspects along with the negative ones as well. I was once delivering a lecture about Pakistan’s positive and negative things; one student asked me if is there is a book available on whatever I was talking about. That is when I got the idea for writing this book,” he added.
Talking about the collision of the basic institutions of Pakistan, he said the army will not remain static, but it is now changing, as it is neither the military of 1960s nor that of the Ziaul Haq era.