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Sindhudesh (Template:Lang-sd, literally "Sindhi Country") is a concept floated by some Sindhi nationalist parties for the creation of a "Sindhi state", which would be autonomous within Pakistan or independent. The movement is based in the Sindh region of Pakistan and was conceived by the Sindhi political leader G. M. Syed. It is mainly funded by India to destabilize Pakistan. A Sindhi literary movement emerged in 1967 under the leadership of Syed and Pir Ali Mohammed Rashdi, in opposition to the One Unit policy, the imposition of Urdu by the central government and to the presence of a large number of Muhajir (Indian Muslim refugees) settled in the province.

Sindhi separatists reject the parliamentary path of struggle for attaining freedom and rights. No Sindhi nationalist party has been ever voted into power in Sindh at any level of government. In recent years, several Sindhi nationalists have deserted the ideology and joined mainstream politics due to disillusionment within ranks, lack of public support, and crackdowns by law enforcement agencies. Some nationalist parties and associations are banned for "terrorist, anti-state and sabotage" activities by the Pakistani government.

A strike called by the pro-separatist Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM) on 25 January 2014, resulted in a complete strike in the province, excluding some areas of Hyderabad, Tando Allahyar, Matiari and Ghotki. Sindhis feel that they are a separate and full-fledged nation, so they have been struggling for self-determination of Sindh.

Sindh is the member of UNPO and its declared as Occupied & Unrecognized territory by the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization and Sindh is represented in (UNPO) by the World Sindhi Congress.

Historical Kingdom

According to the epic Mahabharata, Sindhudesh was the ancient name for modern Sindh, translated as the Sindhu Kingdom.

History of the Movement

In 1972 G. M. Syed proposed the formation of an independent nation for the Sindhis under the name Sindhudesh. He was the first nationalist politician in Pakistan to call for the independence of his land in a Pakistan divided by the liberation of Bangladesh. The movement for Sindhi language and identity led by Syed drew inspiration from the Bengali language movement. In post independence Pakistan, the machinations of the Pakistani state convinced Syed that Sindhis would be marginalised in the set up. The concept of Sindhudesh as propounded by Syed calls for the liberation and freedom of Sindhis from Punjabi-Mohajir imperialism.

With his political base largely weakened after election, Syed later advanced his position towards openly demanding separation from Pakistan and the build-up of an independent Sindhudesh in his books Heenyar Pakistan khey tuttan khappey (Now Pakistan Should Disintegrate) and Sindhu Desh — A Nation in Chains.

The concept of Sindhudesh is also supported by the Sindhi diaspora including Sindhis in India, most of whom had to be relocated out of Sindh after Partition, leaving behind their property as evacuee trusts under reciprocal government supervision. Pre-partition, Sindh was a relative peaceful province, with communal violence only erupting sporadically and during partition. This peace stopped after partition, with post-partition migrants to Sindh angry at the "non-co-operation" in the killing of Hindus; and communal hatred multiplied post partition.

Zulfiqar Shah wrote an article in which he provided the reasons of Sindh's freedom .

Re-emergence of Sindhudesh Movement

After the death of former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, the Sindhudesh movement has seen an increase in popularity. Sindhi nationalists judge that Sindh has been used to the advantage of people from non-Sindhi ethnic groups, citing the dominance of Muhajir people in key areas of Sindh including Karachi, large scale migration to Sindh from other regions of Pakistan, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, alleged Punjabi dominance in the defence sector, and an increase in Taliban migrants moving to Sindh; as well as terrorist related attacks on the region. and believe this to be the cause of recent troubles in Sindh (see Sindhi nationalism). Pro-Sindhudesh organisations such as the JSQM and World Sindhi Congress have gained a wider support base.

JSQM 'Freedom March'

The Daily Times reported that on March 23, 2012 in Karachi, Hundreds of thousands of leaders, activists and supporters of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) attended a freedom march denouncing the Pakistan Resolution and chanting pro Sindhu Desh slogans, with many rallies being present. The paper also reported that processions occurred in many other cities and towns in Sindh. JSQM Chairman Bashir Khan Qureshi expressed his desire for the Urdu-speaking community to integrate with Sindh, calling them "brethren and part of Sindhi nation".

The Sindhi nation has been waiting for the last 64 years to secure independence since Punjab has assumed all the powers of the federation, including civil bureaucracy, military and judiciary, while all the resources of Sindh have been placed at the disposal of Islamabad.
Dr Safdar Sarki

Sindhu Desh Liberation Army

The Sindhu Desh Liberation Army or SDLA is a terrorist organisation based in the Sindh province. A series of minor blasts took place on railway lines — the attacks carried out between November 2010, and February 2011 were claimed by the SDLA, who left pamphlets on the scene that mentioned “atrocities” being carried out against Sindh and promising to continue their “struggle” till Sindh was granted “freedom”. The attacks were condemned by fellow Sindhi nationalists such as Dr Qadir Magsi of the Jeay Sindh Tarraqi Passand Party, who warned of negative consequences from violence. The SDLA claims moral inspiration from (BLA) armed struggles in Balochistan, which they term as a response to "Punjabi domination" of the Pakistani state.

Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz

Jeay Sindh Qoumi Mahaz is the main guardian of Jeay Sindh theory, a legacy inherited from the G.M Syed. JSQM believes in peaceful independence based on non-violence (Ahimsa).

Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz

JSMM is one of the major separatist political party in Sindh, Pakistan, that believes in the separation of Sindhudesh from Pakistan. The founder and the current Chairman of party Shafi Muhammad Burfat is living in the exile in Germany under political asylum.

Jeay Sindh Students' Federation

Jeay Sindh Students’ Federation is the student wing of various separatist organizations struggling for the freedom of Sindhudesh following the ideology of G. M. Syed, founded in 1969.

Sindh National Movement Party

A new left wing party for a politically, culturally, economically and geographically independent Sindh was formed in December 2011. It wants to see Sindh as it was in 1843 before the British conquered it and opposes the development of Zulfikarabad, referring to it as a new Israel.

See also

• Human rights abuses in Sindh
• Jeay Sindh
• Indus River
• Indus Valley Civilization
• Separatist movements of Pakistan
• Muhajir Sooba

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External links

• G. M. Syed. A Nation in Chains
• FreeSindh.org a site dedicated to the Sindhi Freedom Struggle
• Sindhudesh.com

v t e Sindhi nationalism
Active since 1972
Historical States of Sindh	Sindhu kingdom Sind Province (1936–55) Sind Division
Historic figures	Rai Diwa Rai Sahiras (Shri Harsha) Rai Sahasi (Sinhasena) Rai Sahiras II Rai Sahasi II Chach of Aror Chandar Agham Lohana Dahir of Aror Jam Unar Jam Tamachi Jam Raidhan Jam Sanjar Sultans of Sindh Jam Nizamuddin II Jam Feroz Noor Mohammad Kalhoro Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro Mian Sarfraz Kalhoro Gernal Hosh Mohammad Sheedi Sibghatullah Shah Rashidi Molana Ubaidullah Sindhi Abdullah Shah Ghazi Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur Dodo Bin Khafef Soomro III Dollah Darya Khan Shah_Inayat_Shaheed Makhdoom Bilawal Mir Nasir Khan Talpur Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur
Modern figures	G. M. Syed Rasul Bux Palejo Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Ayaz Latif Palijo Baba-e-Sindh Comrade Hyder Bux Jatoi Bashir Qureshi Qadir Magsi Shafi Muhammad Burfat Abdul Wahid Aresar Muzafar Bhutto Sajjad Shar Mumtaz Bhutto Safdar Sarki Zarina Baloch Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo Benazir Bhutto Zulfiqar Shah
Culture	Sindhis Sindhi language Culture of Sindh Ajrak Sindhi cap Sindh Culture Day Sindhi tribes Malakhra Sassui Punnhun Sindhudesh
Poets	Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Sachal Sarmast Tajal Bewas Shaikh Ayaz Sami
Contemporary controversies	Sindhudesh Kalabagh Dam Human rights abuses in Sindh
Battles and conflicts	Battle of Rasil Debal Battle of Fatehpur (1519) Battle of Hyderabad Battle of Miani Battle of Halani Battle of Kachhi Insurgency in Sindh
Political parties	Awami Tahreek Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party Sindh United Party Sindh Hari Committee
Student organizations	Jeay Sindh Students' Federation
Militant Organizations	Sindhudesh Liberation Army
Non profit organizations	World Sindhi Congress World Sindhi Institute

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