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To: sukhoi-30mki
In urdu, Pakistan means "Land of the Pure,"

I thought the "Paki" in Pakistan was made up from the initials of different ethnic groups.

18 posted on 03/23/2007 10:43:16 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
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To: Moonman62

Yes,but it also means 'land of the (Spiritually) Pure' in Urdu & Persian.


19 posted on 03/23/2007 10:51:18 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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