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 Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

people over their homeland in

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. The partywas founded by former Deputy Speaker of Sindh Assembly

Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah, ( sd, سيد جلال محمود شاهه) , is a politician from Pakistan. He is the grandson of Sindh's national arch-leader, statesman and philosopher Sain (سائين) G. M. Syed (Ghulam Murtaza Shah Syed) and the ...

in 2006.

History

The SUP was formed on 9 December 2006 at a political workers' convention at

G.M Syed Ghulam Murtaza Syed (Sindhi) (Sindhi language, Sindhi: غلام مرتضي سيد, z17 January 1904 – 25 April 1995), known as G.M Syed (Sindhi) was a prominent Sindhi politician, who is known for his scholarly work, passing only constitution ...

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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 ca ...

, in Sindh.

, a former deputy speaker of the

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

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, 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

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people's connection to

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. In 2015, the SUP decided to launch a mass mobilisation and

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after Eid al-Fitr against terrorism, religious extremism and

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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

grandson of Saaen

. Many researchers are offered food and residence in the world-notable library of

established within the centre. It is the place of learning for many Sindhi nationalists, scholars, researchers and common people.

References

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History

G.M Syed Centre

See also

References