in 1972, wali khan was elected as parliamentary leader of the opposition, the nap made several initiatives to broaden its support across the country. it dropped its demand to rename the then north-west frontier province (nwfp) as pakhtunistan, declared urdu as the provincial language of khyber pakhtunkhwa and balochistan and espoused federalism with greater autonomy for the provinces. senior party leader ghaus bux bizenjo advocated that pakistan consisted of four nationalities and their empowerment equally would prevent the breakup of pakistan.