Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz
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| Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz Jeay Sindh Movement |
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| Founder | G M Syed |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Headquarters | Sann, Sindh |
| Ideology | Sindhi nationalism |
| Official colors | Red, White & Black |
Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (Sindhi: جيئي سنڌ قومي محاذ, JSQM) 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 7 percent in country’s overall revenues and 6 percent in the natural resources including oil, fossil gas, coal etc and barely receives 12 percent of its contribution in return.[1] 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[citation needed].
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.
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