Exclusive: Interview with Shafi Burfat, JSMM Chairman fighting for Sindh separation

Understanding the school of thought and jingoism of a separatist and liberal political party leader fighting for the freedom of the Sindh province in Pakistan

These words can stand dull on a piece of paper but they hold more meaning than they are credited for. There’s a fine line between understanding and agreeing. You may not agree with somebody’s take on things but if you’ve never really looked from his point of view, climbed under his skin and walked around in it, you will never understand his opinions.

Sindhi Foundation Briefs UN Human Rights Council on Disappearances of Sindhi Nationalists in Pakistan

Washington, DC: The Sindhi Foundation has briefed the United Nations Human Rights Council on the cases of enforced involuntary disappearances of Sindhi nationalists and their killings by torture in Sindh province of Pakistan allegedly by military and its intelligence agencies.

Briefing the 107th session of the Working group on Enforced or involuntary Disappearances at the Palais Wilson of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights at Geneva, journalist and human rights defender Hasan Mujtaba alleged that today’s Pakistan is repeating atrocities of past committed in Argentina and Chile as far as disappearances of Sindhi nationalist activists and political dissidents are concerned. He termed Pakistan as the “land of disappearance.”

ویران کن وبا

تحریر: میرمحمد علی ٹالپر

ترجمہ: لطیف بلیدی

ویران کن وبا کو حوصلہ اس امر واقع سے ملتا ہے کہ یہاں لوگوں کی اکثریت اسکے حقیقی چہرے کو دیکھنے سے انکاری ہیں اور مختلف حیلوں بہانوں کے تحت اُس عمل کی حمایت نہ کرنے کیلئے خود کو تسلیاں دیتے ہیں جو کہ صحیح اور برحق ہے

مشہور ببر شیر سیسل جو زمبابوے کے ہوانگ نیشنل پارک میں رہتا تھا، جولائی کے اوائل میں مارا گیا۔ اسے بہلا پھسلا کر پارک سے باہر لایا گیا، اسے تھیو برونکہورسٹ نامی ایک شکاری اور مینیسوٹا سے تعلق رکھنے والے ایک مقامی کسان آنیسٹ ٹریمور انڈلووو کی مدد سے ایک امریکی دندان ساز والٹر جیمز پامر نے آڑی کمان کیساتھ زخمی کردیا۔ 40 گھنٹوں کی کھوج کے بعد پامر نے آخرکار اسے مار ڈالا۔ پامر نے اسے مارنے کیلئے تقریباً پچاس ہزار امریکی ڈالر خرچ کیے۔ جب یہ خبر پھیلی تو دنیا اس کیخلاف یک زبان ہوکر کھڑی ہوگئی اور زمبابوے کے صدر موگابے کے نام ایک درخواست دائر کی گئی جس میں پامر کو سزا دینے کا مطالبہ کیا گیا، چند گھنٹوں کے اندر اندر اس پر 164,500 سے زائد افراد نے دستخط کیے۔ افسوس کی بات ہے کہ یہاں حتیٰ کہ جب انسان مارے جائیں تو تب بھی اس کیخلاف کوئی کسی کو نہیں اکساتا۔

Desolating pestilence – Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur

Desolating pestilence takes heart from the fact that the majority here refuses to see its real face under different excuses to console themselves for not supporting what is just and right 

Cecil, the popular lion who lived in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, was killed in early July. He was lured out of the park and wounded with a crossbow by a US dentist, Walter James Palmer, assisted by a hunter, Theo Bronkhorst, and a local farmer, Honest Trymore Ndlovu, from Minnesota. He was finally killed by Palmer after 40 hours of tracking. Palmer spent around $ 50,000 to kill him. When the news broke the world was up in arms and a petition to Zimbabwean President Mugabe demanding punishment for Palmer collected more than 164,500 signatures within hours. Sadly, here even when people are killed no one stirs.

JSMM leader Raja Dahir’s death confirmed

KARACHI – Death of banned Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz’s (JSMM) allegedly abducted leader Raja Dahir Bhambhro has been confirmed, reported BBC on Sunday 26 July 2015.

Raja Dahir was the son of Sindhi historian, writer, thinker and intellectual Atta Muhammad Bhambhro and he was Joint Secretary of JSMM. He was abducted on June 4 2015. About 20 days ago his body was recovered which was identified with the help of NADRA record.

 سندھی قوم پرست سیاسی کارکن کی ہلاکت کی تصدیق ہوگئی

Sindh observes partial strike against PPB on JSMM’s call

SINDH: A partial strike is being observed today (Wednesday) in parts of Sindh on the call of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM) in protest against the most controversial Pakistan Protection Bill (PPB) bulldozed in the national assembly yesterday, Geo News reported.

Sources said that petrol pumps are closed in Nawabshah, shutter down strike being observed in Ghotki, while life stands paralysed in several districts and towns of Sindh including Golarchi in Badin, Matli, Tando Bago, Talhar. Traffic remained thin on the roads. A partial strike is being observed in Naushehroferoze.

Partial strike in parts of Sindh on JSMM’s call

KARACHI: A partial strike was being observed in parts of on Saturday on a call by Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), hours after seven people, including a policeman, were injured in a series of small improvised bombs and cracker blasts across the province, DawnNews reported.

Families of Sindhi Martyrs welcomed VBMP long march in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Families of Shaheed Sirai Qurban Khuawar, Senior Vice Chairman of JSMM and Shaheed Muzafar Bhutto, Secretary General of JSMM, welcomed the participants of VBMP Long March in Hyderabad. “Sindhis and Balochs bear same sorrows” says Mama Qadeer Baloch.

International Voice of Baloch Missing Persons’ Long March participants offered condolences over martyrdom of Shaheed Sirae Qurban Khuhawar to his family at their home in Hyderabad. Participants were given a tea party there.

Abducted JSMM leader found dead in Karachi, JSMM announces 10 days mourn

Member of Central Committee and former Coordination secretary of JSMM, Prem Dewaan alias Barkat Chandio tortured severely and shot dead body was found in lyari, Karachi. JSMM leader was abducted yesterday morning at 11 am form Naseerabad.

Warah / Karachi: Abducted from yesterday morning on 11 am leader of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz Barkat chandio alias Prem Dewan is found dead with severe torture on his body and bullet riddled from lyari in the early morning today at 7 am. JSMM leader was severely tortured and was shot four bullets.

Mother of Sindhi political activist urges Int’l community to take notice against extra-judicial killing

SINDH: Mother of Martyred JSMM Leader Afzal Panhwar who was murdered by security agencies two days ago near Kotri has said that, we don’t expect justice from Pakistani courts. International Organizations should take notice of the murder.