Masquerade (verb) بھیس بدلنا

pretend to be someone one is not.
Example: “a journalist masquerading as a man in distress”
Hitherto (adverb) اس جگہ تک، ابھی تکم

until now or until the point in time under discussion.
Example: “hitherto part of French West Africa, Benin achieved independence in 1960”