Sindh National Front (S.N.F.) was a political party active in the province 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 ...

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. It was led by

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, the cousin of Mr.

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, ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan, who was hanged by

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. In 2017, the party merged with

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Ideology

The main objective of the party was a 'confederation' where each of the four provinces of Pakistan (Sindh,

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and

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) are semi-independent. The party had stated that it desires to bring about the same kind of autonomy federating units have in the

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, and the cantons in

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. However, none of the aforementioned countries are de facto

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. 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

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and not for the provinces of a free and independent Pakistan. But after that in 1940 (

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) was the main theme of Independent Pakistan. The party stated that the

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is totally in favour of a

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, although varying interpretations exist such as the belief that Pakistan was originally believed to come into existence as three or more regions that would not have bordered each other and therefore would have to be autonomous for

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. Later, in the 2002 general election, the party joined the National Alliance, later forming the Pakistan Muslim League, with other polictial parties, such as the National Peoples Party (NPP).

Activities

Sindh National Front (SNF) has been engaged in

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sociol-political activism in Pakistan and strongly opposing

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(PPP) government in

since the

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become the president of

the SNF has been a criticized of

who he accused of corruption and usurping the

by using the

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name to gain power and SNF joined

Grand Democratic Alliance The Grand Democratic Alliance (; ) is a Regionalism (politics), regional political coalition of seven Sindh-based political parties. It was founded on 23 October 2017 by the Sindh-based Regionalism (politics), regional political parties along with ...

(GDA) to defeat the

in the Sindh province, which is considered a stronghold of the PPP The alliance has been seen as a major challenger to the PPP in

. The SNF struggling against despotism, theocratic & fascist terrorism, and economic exploitation of smaller constituent units with a special focus on Sindh and

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. It is 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.

Dissolution and merger with PTI

In 2017, the party merged with

(PTI) on national level, The merger accord was signed by PTI vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi and SNF vice chairman Ameer Bux Bhutto.Taking to the media regarding the merger, Shah Mehmood Quresh said that his party had been in talks with

for the past few months.The Bux Bhutto said youth of

has welcomed

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with great valour," Qureshi said, adding that the merger of the SNF with PTI indicates that the party agrees with PTI's "national mindset" PTI is also ready for another breakthrough in Sindh before the month of November is over," Qureshi said, while adding that his party is in contact with a number of political bigwigs from Sindh.The people of Sindh are unhappy with the current government,"Bux Bhutto said while speaking to the media, However the party also decide to being still the part of

(GDA) for the regional political influence against

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