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
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
became independent in 1971,
G.M. Syed
Ghulam Murtaza Syed (Sindhi) (Sindhi: غلام مرتضي سيد, 17 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 constitutional resolution in f ...
gave a new direction to nationalism and founded the
Jeay Sindh Mahaz in 1972 and presented the idea of
Sindhudesh; a separate homeland for
Sindhis
Sindhis ( sd, سنڌي Perso-Arabic: सिन्धी Devanagari; ) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group who speak the Sindhi language and are native to the province of Sindh in Pakistan. After the partition of British Indian empire in 1947, man ...
.
G.M. Syed
Ghulam Murtaza Syed (Sindhi) (Sindhi: غلام مرتضي سيد, 17 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 constitutional resolution in f ...
is considered as the founder of modern Sindhi nationalism.
However, Sindh nationalists stand divided.
Total Independence of Sindh
The Sindhi nationalist movement's demands ranged from greater
cultural,
economic
An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with the ...
and
political
Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that stud ...
rights, to political
autonomy, and to outright secession from
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
and the creation of an independent state referred to as
Sindhudesh. It was founded by
G. M. Syed in 1972 to separate
Sindh from
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
.
Sindhi separatists believe that the Sindhi people suffer from disenfranchisement at the hands of Pakistan's
Punjabi majority.
In 1972 G.M Syed, The considered founder of Sindhi nationalism formed an organization
Jeay Sindh Mahaz. Later JSM divided into many fictions. Majorly two of these various political counterparts of Sindhi nationalism are
JSQM and
JSMM which believe in the political struggle
Militant acts
Sindhi nationalists
Sindhudesh Liberation Army is a militant organization of Sindhi nationalist parties in
Sindh. The Sindhudesh Liberation Army became publicly known during the 2010, after it claimed bomb blast on railway tracks near
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...
, Pakistan. In October 2012, Sindhudesh Liberation Army was designated as terrorist organisation by the Government of Pakistan.
Rights for Sindh according to 1940 Resolution
In
Sindh province many nationalist parties other than these separatist nationalist parties have been demanding for the rights of
Sindhi people
Sindhis ( sd, سنڌي Perso-Arabic: सिन्धी Devanagari; ) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group who speak the Sindhi language and are native to the province of Sindh in Pakistan. After the partition of British Indian empire in 1947, m ...
according to the 1940
Lahore resolution
The Lahore Resolution ( ur, , ''Qarardad-e-Lahore''; Bengali: লাহোর প্রস্তাব, ''Lahor Prostab''), also called Pakistan resolution, was written and prepared by Muhammad Zafarullah Khan and was presented by A. K. Fazlul ...
within the framework of
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
, it was demanded that Sindhis be given a separate state.
Major parties those advocate this rhetoric are
Awami Tehreek led by
Rasool Bux Palijo; formerly worked with
G.M. Syed
Ghulam Murtaza Syed (Sindhi) (Sindhi: غلام مرتضي سيد, 17 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 constitutional resolution in f ...
but parted his ways after the Syed's call for a separate homeland for Sindhis.
Sindh United Party led by
G.M. Syed
Ghulam Murtaza Syed (Sindhi) (Sindhi: غلام مرتضي سيد, 17 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 constitutional resolution in f ...
's grandson
Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah and
Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party led by
Qadir Magsi.
See also
*
Human rights abuses in Sindh
*
Insurgency in Sindh
References
History of Sindh (1947–present)
Nationalist movements in Asia
Nationalism in Pakistan
{{Pakistan-stub