The Sindh United Party (SUP) is a

Sindhi nationalist Sindhi nationalism also known as Sindhi Nationalist Movement (Sindhi: سنڌي قومپرستي يا سنڌي قومي تحريڪ) was launched in the 1972 to separate Sindh from Pakistan. After Bangladesh became independent in 1971, G.M. Syed g ...

political party that aims at rights of the Sindh people over their homeland in

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

. The partywas founded by former Deputy Speaker of Sindh Assembly Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah in 2006.

History

The SUP was formed on 9 December 2006 at a political workers' convention at G.M Syed

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Jamshoro Jamshoro ( sd, ڄام شورو, ur, ) is a city and the capital of Jamshoro District, located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is located on the right bank of the Indus River, approximately northwest of Hyderabad and northeast from the provincial cap ...

, in Sindh. Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah, a former deputy speaker of the

Sindh Assembly The Provincial Assembly of Sindh ( ur, ) is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani provinces, Pakistani province of Sindh, and is located in Karachi, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of ...

, laid the foundation of the party. Syed Zain Shah is the current president of the Sindh united party. On 3 November 2007, the dictator,

Pervez Musharraf General Pervez Musharraf ( ur, , Parvez Muśharraf; born 11 August 1943) is a former Pakistani politician and four-star general of the Pakistan Army who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the successful military takeover of t ...

, imposed an emergency and suspended the 1973 constitution of the country. For the restoration of democracy, the SUP launched a series of protests across the country peacefully. The party has a firm belief in the power of nonviolence and has been the strongest advocate of religious harmony and separation of religion and state on account of its very foundations. The party is supported by the Indus Valley Civilization people's connection to Sufism. In 2015, the SUP decided to launch a

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and

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after Eid al-Fitr against terrorism, religious extremism and corruption in Sindh

G.M Syed Centre

The G.M Syed Centre ( sd, جي ايم سيد عمارت) is the residence and office of the party at

, established by Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah grandson of Saaen G.M Syed. Many researchers are offered food and residence in the world-notable library of G.M Syed established within the centre. It is the place of learning for many Sindhi nationalists, scholars, researchers and common people.

References

{{Authority control Socialist parties in Pakistan Political parties established in 2006 Politics of Sindh Sindhi nationalism

History

G.M Syed Centre

See also

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