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This template is used at the top of a biographical article to explain that on Bharatpedia, a Pakistani is referred to by their given name, unless they have a [[family name]], which is not the same as a [[patronymic]].

According to [[MOS:PATRONYMIC]], if a person does not have a surname but a patronymic, then they should be referred to by the proper form of address, which is usually their given name. 

[[MOS:ORDER|Manual of Style advises]] to put this template at the top of an article immediately after the short description, before any deletion&nbsp;/ protection and maintenance&nbsp;/ dispute tags.

==Usage==

This template has two optional unnamed parameters:

<code><nowiki>{{Pakistani name|</nowiki>{{var|given name}}|{{var|type}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>

Where:
:{{var|given name}} is just the [[given name]] of the subject, oftentimes same as the first name. If left blank, this will default to the first word of the page title.
:{{var|type}} is used to select the appropriate explanation in the hatnote. It can be <code>patronymic</code> (default if left blank or incorrect value is used), <code>matronymic</code>, <code>surname</code> or <code>none</code>.
:Aliases:
::<code>patronymic</code> = <code>father</code> = <code>male</code> = <code>p</code>
::<code>matronymic</code> = <code>mother</code> = <code>female</code> = <code>m</code>
::<code>surname</code> = <code>family name</code> = <code>s</code>
::<code>none</code> = <code>n</code>

==Examples==
* {{tlx|Pakistani name}} → {{Pakistani name}}
* {{cross}} {{tlx|Pakistani name|}} → {{Pakistani name|}}
* {{cross}} {{tlx|Pakistani name||}} → {{Pakistani name||}}
* {{tlx|Pakistani name|Wasim}} → {{Pakistani name|Wasim}}
* {{tlx|Pakistani name|Wasim|}} → {{Pakistani name|Wasim|}}
* {{tlx|Pakistani name|Wasim|patronymic}} → {{Pakistani name|Wasim|patronymic}}
* {{tlx|Pakistani name|Wasim|matronymic}} → {{Pakistani name|Wasim|matronymic}}
* {{tlx|Pakistani name|Wasim|surname}} → {{Pakistani name|Wasim|surname}}
* {{tlx|Pakistani name|Wasim|none}} → {{Pakistani name|Wasim|none}}
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