Explanation

The word Pakistan consists of two parts, i.e., Pak and Istan . While Pak is a Persian word, which mans holy/ pure/ clean , the word Istan is from the word isthan, which is a Hindi word meaning a place . For example ‘Janum Isthan’ means the place of birth. So the word Pakistan means a holy/ pure/ clean place (country) and not the ‘Land of the Pure’.