Students' Britannica India, Volumes 1-5. — Encyclopædia Britannica.. — «Ghaffar Khan, who opposed the partition, chose to live in Pakistan, where he continued to fight for the rights of the Pashtun minority and for an autonomous Pakhtunistan (or Pathanistan) within Pakistan.».
The Modern Review, Volume 86. — Prabasi Press Private.. — «The Afghan Government is actively sympathetic towards their demand for a Pathanistan. It has been declared by the Ajfghan Parliament that Afghanistan does not recognise the Durand line…».
The Spectator, Volume 184. — F.C. Westley.. — "Instead it adopted the programme of an independent " Pathanistan « — a programme calculated to strike at the very roots of the new Dominion. More recently the Pathanistan idea has been taken up by Afghanistan.».
Students' Britannica India, Volumes 1-5. — Encyclopædia Britannica.. — «Ghaffar Khan, who had oppsed the partition, chose to live in Pakistan, where he continued to fight for the rights of the Pakhtun minority and for an autonomous Pakhtunistan (or Pathanistan) within Pakistan.».
The Problem of Pukhtunistan (неопр.). Khyber Gateway. — «The word Pathanistan is not Persian but Indian. It shows that the Khalifa had already acquired the consent of the Muslim leaders of India or these leaders might have motivated the Khalifa to first liberate the Pukhtuns' land (Pathanistan) to build up a strong base against the British Empire in India». Архивировано из оригинала 1 февраля 2012 года.
Pashtu Literature Part II (неопр.). Pashtoonkhwa. — «The name Pakhtunistan or in soft Pashtu dialect Pashtunistan evolved originally from the Indian word Pathanistan. The very concept of Pakhtunistan was taken from the old word Pakhtunkhwa. The British, Indian leaders and even the Khudai- Khidmatgars were using Pathanistan for Pakhtunistan in the beginning, but later on they started using the word Pakhtunistan.» Архивировано 1 февраля 2012 года.
Pashtu Literature Part II (неопр.). Pashtoonkhwa. — «The name Pakhtunistan or in soft Pashtu dialect Pashtunistan evolved originally from the Indian word Pathanistan. The very concept of Pakhtunistan was taken from the old word Pakhtunkhwa. The British, Indian leaders and even the Khudai- Khidmatgars were using Pathanistan for Pakhtunistan in the beginning, but later on they started using the word Pakhtunistan.» Архивировано 1 февраля 2012 года.
The Problem of Pukhtunistan (неопр.). Khyber Gateway. — «The word Pathanistan is not Persian but Indian. It shows that the Khalifa had already acquired the consent of the Muslim leaders of India or these leaders might have motivated the Khalifa to first liberate the Pukhtuns' land (Pathanistan) to build up a strong base against the British Empire in India». Архивировано из оригинала 1 февраля 2012 года.
