Abdul Khalique Junejo (born November 9, 1952, in
Larkana
Larkana (; ) is a city located in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the 15th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is home to the Indus Valley civilization site Mohenjo-daro. The historic Indus River flows in east and south of the ci ...
), usually known as Khaliq Junejo is the chairman of
Jeay Sindh Mahaz (), a faction of nationalist movement in Sindh, founded by
G. M. Syed. He is also a writer and intellectual.
Khalique completed his degree of civil engineering from
Sindh University of Engineering and Technology
Mehran University of Engineering & Technology () (Often referred as Mehran University or MUET) is a Public university, public Research university, research Universities in Pakistan, university located in Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan focused on s ...
,
Jamshoro
Jamshoro (, ) is a city and the capital of Jamshoro District, in Sindh, Pakistan. It is on the right bank of the Indus River, approximately northwest of Hyderabad and northeast of the provincial capital of Sindh, Karachi.
This city is popula ...
(then Mehran College). He served as executive engineer in KDA (Karachi Development Authority) from 1975 to 1995. In 1995, he left the job to participate in nationalist politics. He is follower of
G. M. Syed.
Khalique claims that Jeay Sindh Mahaz is the original party that was created by
G. M. Syed in 1972 for getting an independent
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 ...
. In 1995, after the demise of Syed, the two political parties Jeay Sindh Mahaz (partly) and Jeay Sindh Tehrik (Bashir Qureshi group) merged, and formed
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.
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. His faction did not join the merger and they continued their separate struggle through original party Jeay Sindh Mahaz.
[Jafri, A. B. S. ''The Political Parties of Pakistan.'' Royal Book Company, 2002. 5, 48.] He writes for English and
Sindhi language newspapers. He also law-practitioner in Karachi.
See also
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Jeay Sindh Mahaz
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G M Syed
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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 ...
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Sindhi
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Indus Valley
The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans- Himalayan river of South and Central Asia. The river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in the Western Tibet region of China, flows northwest through the disp ...
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Hyder Bux Jatoi
Hyder Bux Jatoi (; ), 7 October 1901 – 21 May 1970) was a revolutionary, leftist, peasant leader in Sindh, Pakistan. He is known as "Baba-e-Sindh" (Father of Sindh). He was also a Sindhi writer and poet. He was for many years the president of ...
References
1952 births
Living people
Sindhi people
Mehran University of Engineering & Technology alumni
Sindh independence activists
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