Sindh United Party

The Sindh United Party is a Sindhi nationalist political party which aims to have rights of People of Sindh over their homeland Sindh, Pakistan. It is currently led by Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah, the grandson of veteran national leader G. M. Syed and ex-speaker of Sindh Assembly.

Party Platform

The SUP believes that the Sindhis are a nation, and had historically been independent prior to the invasion of the British. In light of this, the party aims for a:

`confederation`, or a state where there is genuine provincial autonomy for each of the four provinces of Pakistan (Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan). The party desires to bring about the same kind of autonomy which is currently being enjoyed by the states in the US and [by the provinces of] Canada, the states of India and Australia, and the cantons in Switzerland.[1]

However, the degree of autonomy enjoyed by provinces, states, and cantons in the mentioned countries vary widely. The party also believes its desire for a confederation of Pakistani provinces on the premise:

that the `provincial autonomy` which presently exists in Pakistan, provided in accordance with the Government of India Act 1935, was actually meant for the provinces of colonial India and not for the provinces of a free and independent Pakistan. But after that in 1940 (Lahore resolution) was the main theme of Independent Pakistan. The Lahore Resolution is totally in favour of a Confederation.[1]

SUP also believes that the Pakistani state has been detrimentally affected by political and economic domination of the country by Punjab, the largest province in Pakistan. Furthermore, the party asserts that a Pakistani confederation would actually significantly strengthen Pakistan, while at the same time ensuring the rights of Pakistan's numerous ethnic groups, which in turn would weaken any possible secessionist sympathies in the future.[1] It must be emphasized that contrary to media portrayal in Afghanistan and India, the party neither calls for Sindhi independence, nor does it even suggest that independence would be desirable.[1]

History

The SUP was formed on 9 December 2006 at a political workers convention at G.M Syed Edifice Jamshoro, in Sindh.Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah ex-speaker of the Sindh Assembly Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah announced the foundation of a new party with the nomenclature of the "Sindh United Party."

Political Activities

On 3 November 2007, the dictator General Musharaf imposed emergency and suspended 1973 constitution of country. For the restoration of democracy, SUP launched series of protests across the country in a peaceful way for SUP has a firm belief in the power of Non Violence as it has been the strongest advocate of religious harmony and separation of religion from state on account of its very foundations as a party which is supported by the people of Indus Valley Civilization who always believed in Non violence in Sufism. In the year 2015 SUP have decided to launch a mass mobilisation and awareness campaign after Eidul Fitr against terrorism, religious extremism and corruption in the Sindh [2]

G.M Syed Edifice

The G.M Syed Edifice (Sindhi: جي ايم سيد عمارت‎) is the residence and office of Sindh United Party at Jamshoro, established by Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah grandson of Saen G.M Syed. Many researchers are offered food and residence in the world notable library of G.M Syed established within this edifice.[3] It's the center of learning for many Sindhi nationalists,scholars,researchers and common person.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sindh United Party @ Elections.Pakistanway.com Archived 2008-05-27 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Voicing concerns: SUP to launch mass mobilisation drive after Eid". The Express Tribune News Network. The Express Tribune. June 3, 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "G.M. Syed Library and Papers". Digital Library for International Research (DLIR). Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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