Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz
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Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz is a political party of Sindh
that believes in more autonomy of Sindh.
Jiyay Sindh movement was formed in 1972 to secede Sindh from Pakistan
. It was later renamed Jeay Sindh Mahz by militant groups. Sindhi separatists propagate the view that they suffer from disenfranchisement from Pakistan They think that Sindh in federal Pakistan goes against the rights and status promised during the Pakistan movement and in the Lahore resolution of 1940
according to which provinces of Pakistan were to be autonomous and sovereign and Pakistan will be a loose federation of various states.
Economic activities in Sindh generate 71 percent in country’s overall revenues and 63 percent in the natural resources including oil, fossil gas, coal etc and barely receives 12 percent of its contribution in return. The contemporary Sindh nationalism strongly stems from water concerns. Musharaf government formed a national water committee in 2004 headed by veteran water and irrigation expert A.N.G Abassi. Mr. Abasi and his team after an in depth research in 2005 validated Sindh’s concerns and suggested government to avoid the construction of Kalabagh Dam
. JSQM and the water rights movement is heavily criticized and opposed by the people belonging to north Punjab and Hazara area of Khaiber Pakhtunkhuwa province.
JSQM and other Jeay Sindh and nationalists groups are confined to the limited number of people in Sindh. JSQM, today, is led by Bashir Qureshi
and Asif Baladi.
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
that believes in more autonomy of Sindh.
Jiyay Sindh movement was formed in 1972 to secede Sindh from Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. It was later renamed Jeay Sindh Mahz by militant groups. Sindhi separatists propagate the view that they suffer from disenfranchisement from Pakistan They think that Sindh in federal Pakistan goes against the rights and status promised during the Pakistan movement and in the Lahore resolution of 1940
Lahore Resolution
The Lahore Resolution , commonly known as the Pakistan Resolution , was a formal political statement adopted by the Muslim League at the occasion of its three-day general session on 22–24 March 1940 that called for greater Muslim autonomy in British India...
according to which provinces of Pakistan were to be autonomous and sovereign and Pakistan will be a loose federation of various states.
Economic activities in Sindh generate 71 percent in country’s overall revenues and 63 percent in the natural resources including oil, fossil gas, coal etc and barely receives 12 percent of its contribution in return. The contemporary Sindh nationalism strongly stems from water concerns. Musharaf government formed a national water committee in 2004 headed by veteran water and irrigation expert A.N.G Abassi. Mr. Abasi and his team after an in depth research in 2005 validated Sindh’s concerns and suggested government to avoid the construction of Kalabagh Dam
Kalabagh Dam
The Kalabagh dam is a proposed hydroelectric dam on the Indus River at Kalabagh in Mianwali District of the Punjab province in Pakistan. The project has been controversial since its inception.-History:...
. JSQM and the water rights movement is heavily criticized and opposed by the people belonging to north Punjab and Hazara area of Khaiber Pakhtunkhuwa province.
JSQM and other Jeay Sindh and nationalists groups are confined to the limited number of people in Sindh. JSQM, today, is led by Bashir Qureshi
Bashir Qureshi
Bashir Ahmed Qureshi is the leader of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz , a fraction of the Sindhi nationalist movement in Sindh founded by G. M. Syed, "Jeay Sindh" movement.-Early life:...
and Asif Baladi.