On Sindh’s Cultural Day, the Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) turned traditional celebrations into a powerful statement of defiance against the oppressive Paki establishment. Across Sindh, massive rallies echoed with slogans for Sindhudesh, a call for an independent Sindhi homeland. Participants rejected the dominance of religious extremism, condemned controversial canal projects on the Indus River, and demanded the immediate release of all missing persons, who have been abducted by the Pakistan Army and its intelligence agencies.
The rallies reflected the growing anger in Sindh against the exploitative policies of the Paki establishment. For decades, Sindhis have been marginalized, their resources plundered, and their voices silenced. JSFM’s call for Sindhudesh is a direct response to this systematic oppression. Protesters boldly chanted, “Sindh wants freedom from Pakistan!”.
A central focus of the protests was the rejection of Pakistan’s plans to construct canals on the Indus River, a lifeline for Sindh. These projects, are a deliberate attempt to deprive Sindh of its rightful share of water, have been condemned as a strategy to render the province agriculturally barren and economically dependent. Protesters accused the Pak Army of turning Sindh into a colony, looting its resources to serve Punjab while leaving Sindhis to suffer.
The demonstrators also highlighted the plight of enforced disappearances in Sindh, a practice systematically carried out by the Pakistan Army and intelligence agencies to crush dissent. Hundreds of Sindhis have been abducted in recent years, their fates unknown. The protesters demanded their immediate recovery, calling the disappearances a war crime and accusing the Paki establishment of operating like a rogue regime that thrives on terrorizing its own citizens.