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Sindhi Nationalist
Sindhi nationalism (Sindhi language, Sindhi:) is an ideology that claims that the Sindhis, an ethnolinguistic group native to the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Sindh, form a separate nation. After Bangladesh Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence, became independent in 1971, G.M. Syed gave a new direction to nationalism and founded the Jeay Sindh Mahaz in 1972 and presented the idea of Sindhudesh; a separate homeland for Sindhis. G.M. Syed is considered as the founder of modern Sindhi nationalism. However, Sindhi nationalists stand divided upon the idea of a separate country or autonomy within Pakistan, ultimately resulting in the weakening of Sindhi nationalism.Sindhu Desh ji Dharti Todhe (To you, O land of Sindhu desh) is The Anthem of Sindhi Nationalists. According to a 2009 report by the Pew Research Center, 55% of Sindhis in Pakistan identified themselves primarily as Pakistani, 28% identified first as Sindhi, and 16% viewed both identities equally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindhi Nationalist Flag Waving
Sindhi may refer to: *something from, or related to Sindh, a province of Pakistan * Sindhi people, an ethnic group from the Sindh region * Sindhi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Sindhi Hindus, ethnic Sindhis who follow Hinduism People with the name * Sarkash Sindhi (1940–2012), poet of the Sindhi language * Ubaidullah Sindhi (1872–1944), political activist * Ahmad Bakhsh Sindhi (1917–2000), leader of the Indian National Congress * Abu Raja Sindhi, 10th century Islamic scholar * Abu Mashar Sindhi, 8th century Arabic historian and Islamic scholar See also * * Sindh (other) * Sindi (other) * Sindia (other) * Sindi people, an ancient Scythian people * Sinti, a Romani people of Central Europe * Red Sindhi, a breed of cattle * Scindia Ghat or Sindhia Ghat, riverside in Varanasi India * Scindia or Sindhia, former ruling dynasty of Gwalior, India * Scindian, passenger ship of convicts to Australia * Shinde, Indian surname {{Disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JSMM
The Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (, ; translation: Jeay Sindh United Front; JSMM ) is one of several major separatist political parties in Sindh, Pakistan, that advocate for the separation of Sindhudesh from Pakistan. Founded in the year 2000, by the veteran Sindhi nationalists belonging to the Sindhudesh movement who left JSQM. The founder and the current Chairman of party Shafi Muhammad Burfat is living in exile in Germany under political asylum. Pakistani Law Enforcement Agencies have been accusing JSMM for violence in the province and it had been also reported that prior to his asylum in Germany, the Party Chairman Shafi Muhammad Burfat had been living in Kabul, Afghanistan. On March 15, 2013, through an official decree, Pakistan's Home Ministry proscribed JSMM as a terrorist organization and banned its freedom of association and speech. A significant rise in the Human Rights violations in Sindh have frequently been witnessed in previous years and Human rights campaigners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindh National Front
Sindh National Front (S.N.F.) was a political party active in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. It was led by Mumtaz Bhutto, the cousin of Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan, who was hanged by President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. In 2017, the party merged with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Ideology The main objective of the party was a 'confederation' where each of the four provinces of Pakistan (Sindh, Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan) are semi-independent. The party had stated that it desires to bring about the same kind of autonomy federating units have in the United States, Canada, India, Australia, and the cantons in Switzerland. However, none of the aforementioned countries are de facto confederations. Sindh National Front believed that the 'provincial autonomy' which presently exists in Pakistan, provided in accordance with the Government of India Act of 1935, was actually meant for the provinces of colonial India and not for the provinces of a free a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz
Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (, JSQM, Long live Sindh National Front) is a nationalist political party in the Sindh province of Pakistan, that advocates for Sindh's independence from Pakistan. The party was founded in 1995 after death of GM Syed. Formation JSQM was a “merger/integration” of all the nationalist factions of Jeay Sindh or Sindhudesh movement which were functioning separately before the demise of veteran Sindhi nationalist ideologue GM Syed. The death of GM Syed in 1995, brought all the factions of the Jeay Sindh under one umbrella called JSQM, veteran Sindhi nationalist figure Abdul Wahid Aresar as its first elected chairman. This integration continued successfully for five years ahead. Turmoil within party In the year 2000 Shafi Muhammad Burfat along with his other like-minded fellows parted his ways from JSQM and founded JSMM. Abdul Wahid Aresar blamed Bashir Ahmed Qureshi and called him self-appointed JSQM chairman. He alleged that Bashir Qureshi, is trying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awami Tahreek
Awami Tahreek or Qaumi Awami Tehreek, formerly Sindhi Awami Tahreek (), is a Marxist–Leninist–Maoist political party based in the Pakistani province of Sindh, and headquartered in Hyderabad. Formation Awami Tahreek was formed on 5 March 1970, by the leading writers, activists, and intellectuals in Hyderabad, Sindh. At the first party meeting, the leading theoretician Rasool Bux Palijo was elected as its first general secretary. It has gradually evolved into a national party and supported the anti-feudal elements against the PPP-P and PML-N in Sindh and Western Punjab; Awami Tahreek and PTI are the two main parties supporting anti-feudal-lordism and social democratic ideals in the country. History Awami Tahreek has supported movements including: * Neelam Band Karyo Movement * Sindhi Voter Lists Movement * MRD * Journalist Movement * Anti-Urban Terrorism Movement and * Anti-Kalabagh Dam and Thal Canal Movement Recently, Awami Tahreek has started to create local/region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qadir Magsi
Qader Magsi () is a Pakistani politician from the Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party. Qader Magsi was born on 25 December 1962 in Thatta. He received primary and intermediate education in Thatta. Later he joined Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro L.U.M.H.S) in 1981 for MBBS. In 1982, he became member of Jeay Sindh Students' Federation (JSSF) in LMC unit. Magsi later established Taraqi Pasand Wing. He has been imprisoned various times on mass murder and genocide charges. Magsi converted his Tarqi Pasand Wing into The Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party (STP) on March 21, 1991, he then became the founding chairman of the party. After the defeat in the 2013 Pakistani general election, seven senior leaders announced their resignation en bloc from the Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party and blamed that Qadir Magsi flawed policies that led to the party's defeat. Qadir Magsi is widely held responsible for the ethnically motivated murder of more than 1000 Muhajir people in the 1988 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party
Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party (, ) is a left-wing Pakistani political party. Dr. Qadir Magsi is the chairman of Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party. The Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party (STP) has been engaged in socio- political activism in Pakistans since last two decades, by struggling against despotism, theocratic and fascist terrorism, and economic exploitation of smaller constituent units with a special focus on Sindh and Sindhi people. It is now poised to play a pivotal role in parliamentary politics of Pakistan, by contesting elections and undertaking formal activities in political and developmental spheres as an organized institution. Ethnic violence against Muhajirs The party was involved in ethnic violence An ethnic conflict is a conflict between two or more ethnic groups. While the source of the conflict may be political, social, economic or religious, the individuals in conflict must expressly fight for their ethnic group's position within so ... against Muhajirs in the late 1980s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah
Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah () is a Pakistani Sindhi nationalist politician and activist who strives for the democratic rights to the people of Sindh. He is a grandson of Sindh's national arch-leader, statesman and philosopher Sain (سائين) G. M. Syed (Ghulam Murtaza Shah Syed) and the son of politician Imdad Mohammad Shah. He remained in companionship of his grandfather Sain G. M. Syed since his childhood. Like his grandfather and father, Shah was at the forefront of social activities and well-being and, following in the footsteps of his father, joined politics. Education Jalal Mehmood Shah passed five classes of primary education and 6th class of secondary education at Sann, he got further education from 7th class to Intermediate at the Cadet College Petaro. He got a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Government College Nawabshah in 1986. Political career Political head-start Shah participated as a student in 1983's Movement for the Restoration of Democracy protests. He est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindh United Party
The Sindh United Party (SUP) is a Sindhi nationalist regional political party that aims to give the democratic rights to the people of Sindh over their homeland and believes in more provincial rights. The party was 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 Edifice Jamshoro, in Sindh. Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah, a former deputy speaker of the Sindh Assembly, 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, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasool Bux Palijo
Rasool Bux Palijo ( Sindhi, ; 21 February 1930 – 7 June 2018) was a Pakistani leftist, Marxist leader, scholar and writer. He was a leading human-rights lawyer and the leader and founder of Awami Tahreek, a progressive and leftist party. Early life Rasool Bux Palijo was born in the village Mungar Khan Palijo, Jungshahi, Sindh on 21 February 1930, to Sindhi parents Ali Mohammad Palijo and Laadee Bai. He received his early education at his village and the secondary education at Sindh Madressatul Islam in Karachi. Palijo did his law graduation from Sindh Law College Karachi. He was fluent in Sindhi, Urdu, and English, and later became conversant in Hindi, Arabic, Balochi, Bengali, Punjabi and Persian. Entry into politics and legal career Palijo served as a Supreme Court lawyer. Political struggle In October 1979, a historic farmer's conference was held in Rahooki, which served as a referendum against martial law. Following this event, the military whipped Awami Tehri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awami Tehreek
Awami Tahreek or Qaumi Awami Tehreek, formerly Sindhi Awami Tahreek (), is a Marxist–Leninist–Maoist political party based in the Pakistani province of Sindh, and headquartered in Hyderabad. Formation Awami Tahreek was formed on 5 March 1970, by the leading writers, activists, and intellectuals in Hyderabad, Sindh. At the first party meeting, the leading theoretician Rasool Bux Palijo was elected as its first general secretary. It has gradually evolved into a national party and supported the anti-feudal elements against the PPP-P and PML-N in Sindh and Western Punjab; Awami Tahreek and PTI are the two main parties supporting anti-feudal-lordism and social democratic ideals in the country. History Awami Tahreek has supported movements including: * Neelam Band Karyo Movement * Sindhi Voter Lists Movement * MRD * Journalist Movement * Anti-Urban Terrorism Movement and * Anti-Kalabagh Dam and Thal Canal Movement Recently, Awami Tahreek has started to create local/region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahore Resolution
The Lahore Resolution, later called the Pakistan Resolution in Pakistan, was a formal political statement adopted by the All-India Muslim League on the occasion of its three-day general session in Lahore, Punjab, from 22 to 24 March 1940, calling for "independent states" for the Muslim minorities of British India. It was written and prepared by a nine-member subcommittee of the All-India Muslim League (which included Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Liaquat Ali Khan, Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan, Khawaja Nazimuddin, Abdullah Haroon, and Nawab Ismail Khan) and was presented by A. K. Fazlul Huq, the Prime Minister of Bengal. The resolution mainly called for independent sovereign states: That geographically contiguous units are demarcated regions which should be constituted, with such territorial readjustments as may be necessary that the areas in which the Muslims are numerically in a majority as in the North Western and Eastern Zones of (British) India should be grouped to constitute 'i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
