Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (Sindhi: جيئي سنڌ قومي محاذ, abbr. JSQM, lit. Long live Sindh National Front) is a nationalist political party in the Sindh province of Pakistan, that advocates for Sindh's independence from Pakistan. The party was founded in 1995 after death of GM Syed.
Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) جيئي سنڌ قومي محاذ | |
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| Chairman | Sanan Khan Qureshi.[1] |
| Founded | June, 1995 at Sann |
| Headquarters | Sann, Sindh |
| Student wing | Jeay Sindh Students' Federation(JSQM) |
| Ideology | Sindhi nationalism self-determination Separatism Socialism |
| Colors | Red |
| Slogan | Sindhudesh Is Destiny, G.M Syed Is The Guide |
| Party flag | |
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Formation
editJSQM was a “merger/integration” of all the nationalist factions of Jeay Sindh or Sindhudesh movement which were functioning separately before the demise of veteran Sindhi nationalist ideologue GM Syed. The death of GM Syed in 1995, brought all the factions of the Jeay Sindh under one umbrella called JSQM, veteran Sindhi nationalist figure Abdul Wahid Aresar as its first elected chairman. This integration continued successfully for five years ahead.[2]
Turmoil within party
editIn the year 2000 Shafi Muhammad Burfat along with his other like-minded fellows parted his ways from JSQM and founded JSMM.[3] Abdul Wahid Aresar blamed Bashir Ahmed Qureshi and called him self-appointed JSQM chairman. He alleged that Bashir Qureshi, is trying to impose himself as a leader by refusing to abide by the decisions of all the institutions of the party.[4] Later, in the year 2006, Abdul Wahid Aresar left JSQM and formed his own outfit JSQM (A).[5] In the year 2010, Safdar Sarki (then Secretary General of JSQM) left and formed another outfit Jeay Sindh Tahreek (JST).[6]
Leaders
editBashir Ahmed Qureshi
editBashir Ahmed Qureshi served as the party chairman from 1976 until his death in 2012. Qureshi was a key leader in the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM), which seeks to address issues pertinent to the Sindhi-speaking population, including cultural preservation, economic development, and political autonomy within the province of Sindh. [citation needed] Qureshi led numerous rallies in Sindh, including a significant demonstration on 23 March 2011. During this rally, he demanded that Sindh be granted status as an autonomous republic within Pakistan's constitutional framework, citing Scotland's position within the United Kingdom as an example [citation needed]. Qureshi argued that this autonomy had been promised by the All-India Muslim League to G. M. Syed on 23 March 1940, asserting that Sindh was intended to be a self-reliant entity within the republic of Pakistan. [citation needed]
Sanan Khan Qureshi
editSanan Khan Qureshi, the younger son of Bashir Ahmed Qureshi led the party's affairs as chairperson after death of Maqsood Ahmed Qureshi who was the brother of Bashir Ahmed Qureshi.[7] Critics also see the placement of Sannan Khan as the Chairman of JSQM as the monarchist coronation and against the democratic values introduced by Syed himself.[8] In 2024 Sanan visited the marriage ceremony of MPA Ali Hassan Zardari's son .So he was criticised by leftwing supporters from all over Sindh because his father was totally against the feudalism and Pakistan People's Parties corruption but Sanan disappointed the supporters.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Show must go on: JSQM vows to hold Freedom March - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 22 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Analysis: Sindhi nationalists stand divided". DAWN.COM. 4 December 2014. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Nationalist Party JSMM Launched - JSMM". JSMM. 27 November 2000. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "HYDERABAD: Bashir blamed for crisis in JSQM". DAWN.COM. 12 February 2007. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "HYDERABAD: JSQM in disarray after senior leader quits". DAWN.COM. 7 November 2006. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Qadir Magsi urges JSMM to give up armed struggle in Sindh". DAWN.COM. 3 December 2014. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Show must go on: JSQM vows to hold Freedom March - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 22 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "قومپرست پارٽيون! ڪڏهن کان خانداني ۽ ون مين شو پارٽيون پيون ٿين؟ وينگس". انڊس ٽريبون. 21 February 2015. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.