Journeys to democracy

Yusuf Mastikhan

“SEVEN PROGRESSIVE AND NATIONALIST PARTIES HAVE RESOLVED TO STRUGGLE AGAINST THE WELL PLANNED ETHNIC AND LINGUAL MAYHEM IN KARACHI BY ARMED TERRORIST GROUPS SUPPORTED BY PARTIES IN POWER. TO OPPOSE THIS A RALLY IS BEING ORGANIZED ON SATURDAY THE 27TH AUGUST AT 3PM FROM REGAL CHOWK TO PRESS CLUB, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO PARTICIPATE WITH YOUR FRIENDS, THANK YOU”, says an email from progressive leftist activist Yousuf Mustikhan. See below for the declaration of these parties on the Sindh Situation

Aug 19, 2011: Left and nationalist parties declaration on Sindh Situation

Seven parties of left and nationalist leaning met in Karachi to discuss the prevailing political situation in Sindh and evolve joint strategy to cope with the situation. The meeting was attended by the representatives of Workers Party Pakistan (WPP), Labour Party (LPP), Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP), National Party (NP), Jeay Sindh Mahaz(JSM), Awazmi Party Pakistan (APP) and Watan Dost Inqlabi Party (WIP).

The one-day meeting was hosted by Labour Party Sindh and presided over by veteran leftist Yusuf Masti Khan.  The participants discuss in detail and brief about party position on the situation. The parties have unanimously approved the following points:

• No compromise on the historic national integrity and oneness of Sindh
• Sindh is home land of different ethnic, lingual groups and they are part and parcel Sindhi nation, any move to divide the people of ethnic and lingual basis will be resisted.
• Condemn the interferences of foreign diplomats especially of the USA and British emissary in the affairs of Sindh and their backup and support to armed ethnic outfits instigate them to divide the Sindh on ethnic lines.
• Condemn the demand to declare Karachi as the Federal capital and consider it the deep rooted conspiracy to separate the city from Sindh again. No to Nazmeen system, considers it breach on provincial autonomy, vehicle to control the district directly from center. No to commissioner system which put all the power in the hand of hand full of bureaucrats, a local bodies system should be evolved catering the needs of masses on grassroots scale and within the parameter of national autonomy.

It was reiterated again that Pakistan is a multinational state and each nation have full-fledged right on their resources and to run their affairs. Right of Self determination is an indisputable right of every nation.

• Pakistan is in the clutches of chronic feudal system, to unleash the democratic norms and for the emancipation of vast majority of poor masses abolish feudal system and introduce revolutionary land reforms.
• Condemn military operation against Baloch nation and demand to end army operation in Baluchistan, released all arrested and missing Baloch activists.
• Condemn the scheme to create new provinces on administrative bases and demand to creation provinces on nationhood and historical grounds.

A 14 member Working Group, two members from each party was also formed to discuss in detail the possibilities of joint program and points for the struggle. The meeting was attended by Akhter Hussain Advocate, AR Arif and Salahudin Gandapur (Workers Party), latif leghari, Bakshal Thalho and Nasir Mansoor (Labour party), Abdul Khaliq Junejo and Ayaz Hakro (Jeay Sindh Mahaz), Ramzan Memon, Ghulam Mohammad jadoon Advocate and Yusuf Khattak (Awami Party), Jan Mohammad buledi (National Party), Imdad Qazi, Dr Nisar Ali Shah (Communist Party) and Dost Mohammed Channa, Mohammad Khan Ahmdani and Dasgir Uqaili (Watan Dost Inqalabi Party).

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Mukhtia Rahu

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