Not necessarily true. There is no gaurantee that Pakhtunkhwa would win. Not many Pakhtuns would vote for NWFP for sure - I know some who will as the name NWFP has such a historical image to it.
A lot of Pakhtu speakers would not only be split between Pakhtunkhwa or Paklhtunistan but a considerable number WILL vote for other names ie Afghan, Khyber, Abaseen. If a name did nt get get 50% of the votes which would be very likely then what would be the next step?
It would be the non-Pakhtuns who should be worried about the fairness of the referendum , not the Pakhtuns.
Why dont Hazara, Chitral, eastern DI Khan also have referendums if they want to stay with a Pakhtunkhwa province?
Thankfully not all Pakhtuns believe that they are denied historic rights because of the current name being non-ethnic.
You're not even coherent at this point. How about you leave the referendum business to India in dealing with Kashmir - Since Pakhtunkhwa is a part of Pakistan and voted for politicians and a political party that has made the name change an integral part of its agenda, what type of name for NWFP will or will not consider is pure conjecture.
Let the non-Pakhtun minorities voice their opinions. Forget historical rights and ethnic identity, NWFP is a ridiculous name and has to go.
You can continue to come back with the same old (and tired) arguments, but it is clear that ANP has both the democratic majority and the backing of the people to get this done. Even non-Pakhtunkhwa Pakistanis agree that this is a provinicial issue, so that minority argument does not mean anything.