Pashtunistan

{{Infobox settlement | name = Pashtunistan | native_name = پښتونستان | native_name_lang = ps | settlement_type = Historical region | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | motto = | image_map = Major_ethnic_groups_of_Pakistan_in_1980_borders_removed.jpg | map_alt = | map_caption = Pashtunistan as in the Pashtun-majority areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan (in green) | subdivision_type = Countries | subdivision_name = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_urban_footnotes = | area_rural_footnotes = | area_metro_footnotes = | area_magnitude = | area_note = | area_water_percent = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | dimensions_footnotes = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = | population_as_of = 2024 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | timezone1 = UTC+04:30 (Afghanistan)UTC+05:00 (Pakistan) | blank_name = Largest cities | blank_info =

| demographics_type1 = Demographics | demographics1_footnotes = (Naskh)) evolved originally from the Indian word "Pathanistan" (Hindustani: (Nastaleeq), पठानिस्तान (Devanagari)). The concept of Pashtunistan was inspired by the term "Pakhtunkhwa". British Indian leaders, including the Khudai Khidmatgar, started using the word "Pathanistan" to refer to the region, however the word "Pashtunistan" was more popular among Pashtuns.