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 Sindhudesh ( sd, سنڌو ديش, ) is an idea of a separate homeland for Sindhis proposed by Sindhi nationalist parties for the creation of a Sindhi state, which would be either autonomous within Pakistan or independent from it. The movement is ...

; 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 ...

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

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and

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rights, to political

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, and to outright secession from

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and the creation of an independent state referred to as

. It was founded by G. M. Syed in 1972 to separate

Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

from

. 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 The Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (; translation: Jeay Sindh United Front; JSMM) is one of several major separatist political parties in Sindh, Pakistan, that advocate for the separation of Sindhudesh from Pakistan. Founded in the year 2000, by t ...

which believe in the political struggle

Militant acts

Sindhi nationalists Sindhudesh Liberation Army is a militant organization of Sindhi nationalist parties in

. The Sindhudesh Liberation Army became publicly known during the 2010, after it claimed bomb blast on railway tracks near

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, Pakistan. In October 2012, Sindhudesh Liberation Army was designated as terrorist organisation by the Government of Pakistan.

Rights for Sindh according to 1940 Resolution

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

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within the framework of

, it was demanded that Sindhis be given a separate state. Major parties those advocate this rhetoric are Awami Tehreek led by

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; formerly worked with

but parted his ways after the Syed's call for a separate homeland for Sindhis.

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led by

's grandson

Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah, ( sd, سيد جلال محمود شاهه) , is a politician from Pakistan. He is the grandson of Sindh's national arch-leader, statesman and philosopher Sain (سائين) G. M. Syed (Ghulam Murtaza Shah Syed) and the ...

and

Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party ( sd, سنڌ ترقي پسند پارٽي, ur, سندھ ترقی پسند پارٹی ) is a left-wing Pakistani political party. Dr. Qadir Magsi is the chairman of Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party. The Sindh Taraqi Pasand Pa ...

led by

Qadir Magsi Qader Magsi ( sd, ڊاڪٽر قادر مگسي ) is a Pakistani politician from the Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party. Qader Magsi was born on 25 December 1962 in Thatta. He received primary and intermediate education in Thatta. Later he joined Liaqu ...

References

History of Sindh (1947–present) Nationalist movements in Asia Nationalism in Pakistan {{Pakistan-stub

Total Independence of Sindh

Militant acts

Rights for Sindh according to 1940 Resolution

See also

References