The Sindh United Party (SUP) is a

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 ...

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political party that aims to give the democratic rights to the people of

Sindh Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...

over their homeland and believes in more provincial rights. The party was founded by former Deputy Speaker of Sindh Assembly

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. ...

in 2006.

History

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

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, 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 awareness campaign after

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against terrorism, religious extremism and

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G.M Syed Centre

The G.M Syed Centre () is the residence and office of the party at

, established by

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 Grand Democratic Alliance Socialist parties in Pakistan Political parties established in 2006 Politics of Sindh Sindhi nationalism

History

G.M Syed Centre

See also

References