Sindh United Party

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Sindh United Party
سندھ یونائیٹڈ پارٹی
Sindhi nameسنڌ يونائيٽڊ پارٽي
AbbreviationSUP
PresidentSyed Zain-ul-Abdin Shah [1]
Chairman Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah [1]
General SecretaryJagdesh Kumar Ahuja [1]
Founder Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah
Founded9 December 2006 (2006-12-09)
Headquarters Jamshoro, Sindh [1]
Ideology Sindhi nationalism
Regionalism [2]
Political position Left-wing
Religion Secular
National affiliation Grand Democratic Alliance [3]
Colors   White and Red
Election symbol
Car
Car pictogram.svg
Party flag
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Website
sindhunitedparty.org

The Sindh United Party (SUP) is a Sindhi nationalist regional political party that aims to give the democratic rights to the people of Sindh over their homeland and believes in more provincial rights. The party was founded by former Deputy Speaker of Sindh Assembly Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah in 2006. [4]

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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, a former deputy speaker of the Sindh Assembly, laid the foundation of the party. Syed Zain Shah is the current president of the Sindh united party.

On 3 November 2007, the dictator, Pervez Musharraf, imposed an emergency and suspended the 1973 constitution of the country. For the restoration of democracy, the SUP launched a series of protests across the country peacefully. The party has a firm belief in the power of nonviolence and has been the strongest advocate of religious harmony and separation of religion and state on account of its very foundations. The party is supported by the Indus Valley Civilization people's connection to Sufism.

In 2015, the SUP decided to launch a mass mobilisation and awareness campaign after Eid al-Fitr against terrorism, religious extremism and corruption in Sindh. [5]

G.M Syed Centre

The G.M Syed Centre (Sindhi : جي ايم سيد عمارت) is the residence and office of the party at Jamshoro, established by Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah grandson of Saaen G.M Syed. Many researchers are offered food and residence in the world-notable library of G.M Syed established within the centre. [6] It is the place of learning for many Sindhi nationalists, scholars, researchers and common people.

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References

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  2. Kaleem Butt (April 27, 2015). "Sindhi and Urdu speaking Sindhis must unite: Syed Jalal Shah". The Sindh Times. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  3. "SUP joins GDA to make a stand against 'bad' governance". The News International. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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