I think that decision is ridiculous as that could create friction there. Best would have been giving NWFP a fixed name ‘Sarhad’ regardless of it being written in English or Urdu. Question arise that why Pakhtunkhwa and why not Hindkoistan?
NWFP is not place for only Pakhtun but in reality that area was initially inhabited by Hindko speaking people. I think that Hindko itself is name given to the language and people of the area by outsiders when they came to that area and referred to the people and language in that area with Hind = Hindustan. To call Sarhad ‘Pakhtunkhwa‘ is same as calling Sindh ‘Muhajiristan’ and that would be ridiculous.
To say that ‘Sarhad’ is no name is ridiculous too just like saying that Punjab is no name or Sindh is no name. Obviously, Punjab would become no name if we start calling Punjab = ‘Panch Dariya’ in Urdu and ‘Five River’ in English. Similarly, Sindh would become no name if we start calling Sindh ‘Indus’ in English, even though Daryia-e-Sindh is called river ‘Indus’ in English.
Anyhow, if that is what majority of people in Sarhad wants than let that be, but I think that this is bad precedent to set in Pakistan. Who knows, in future millions from Punjab may settle in Sarhad and after becoming majority may start demanding change in name again from Pakhtunkhwa to Punjab. Well, maybe in future we might even have movement to get name of Pakistan changed to Punjab (however ridiculous).
I think that we in Pakistan should learn to live together without egoism and fighting on names, but accommodating all within us without antagonising anyone.