Reaction to EU Comission Regulation on GSP+ Pakistan...

Joint NGO statement in response to the GSP draft regulation Brussels, October 2021 The GSP Platform and the undersigned organisations take note of the draft GSP regulation presented by the European Commission....

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European Parliament calls for immediate reassessment...

On 29 April 2021, the European Parliament passed a resolution decrying the deterioration of what was already a terrible record of religious persecution in Pakistan. The resolution was overwhelmingly passed,...

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UNPO Position on EU-Pakistan Relations

The UNPO understands that the European Parliament is particularly concerned about the use of the blasphemy law to target religious minorities and to order and enact death sentences. On March 10, the Lahore...

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Empire-Building in Asia: the Belt and Road Initiative...

Opening the event, the UNPO General Secretary Ralph Bunche commented on the recent election held by the government of Pakistan in Gilgit-Baltistan, which signaled yet another step in the unilateral annexation...

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Pakistan: "Worst of the Times" for Country's...

Below is an article published by ICIJ The arrest of a reporter at his home in Karachi and the sedition case against a veteran Pakistani journalist last week furthered journalists and press freedom advocates’...

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Belgium to Increase Investment in Pakistan Despite...

Below an article published by The Nation Ambassador of Belgium Philippe Bronchain on Tuesday visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI). During his visit to ICCI, he was along with his...

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Pakistan: Christian Man Sentenced to Death for...

Below is an article pusblished by Al Jazeera A court in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore has sentenced a Christian man to death for having committed "blasphemy", his lawyer says, in the latest case...

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BRI as a Tool of Oppresion: UNPO GA Supports Victims...

In Pakistan, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a key part of the BRI, has led to massive developments in the Balochistan and Sindh regions of the country. In Balochistan, rapid development of...

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Balochistan: Pakistan Extends Chinese Mining Contract...

Below is an article by Deutsche Welle Unfazed by attacks in the western Balochistan province, Islamabad has extended a $350 million (€306 million) worth copper-gold mine contract to a Chinese company....

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Pakistan: UN Experts Appalled By Disappearance...

Below is a joint statement by Experts of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) UN human rights experts* welcomed today the disclosure by the Pakistani Government of...

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Sindh: Missing Activist's Body Found in Karachi...

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MEPs and Experts Discuss EU's Business and...

Opening the debate, UNPO’s Lucia Parrucci and Fernando Burgés introduced the report and the UNPO campaign to expose how different development partnerships, business deals and preferential...

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BRI: Pakistan Banning China-Critical Voices

Below is an article by Nikkei Asian Review KARACHI -- Pakistan has banned a political party well known for criticizing China's Belt and Road Initiative along with two other groups for alleged terrorist...

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Sindh: WSC Condemns Pakistani Decision to Dam...

Below is an article by Balochistan Affairs LONDON: The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) has strongly condemned the Pakistani Government’s decision to build a Diamer-Bhasha Dam on the Indus River. WSC...

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Coronavirus: Sindh Lockdown Sabotaged?

Below is an article published by the News. Showing their dismay over what they called "undermining role" of the federal government during the COVID-19 crisis in Sindh, a group of civil society activists...

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Pakistan: EU Trade & Media Freedom

Below is an article by Dawn WHEN journalists questioned Prime Minister Imran Khan about restrictions on the media last month, he gave them a challenge: they should show him any other country where the...

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Sindhi: 472 arrested during Lockdown to contain...

Below is from an article published by The News At least 472 people were arrested for violating the provincial decree on the first day of a lockdown in Sindh as a part of the measures being taken by the...

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Trade & Aid Complicity in Repression

Through research and advocacy, UNPO is working to expose how different development partnerships, business deals and preferential trade schemes make the European Union complicit with states notorious for...

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Sindh: Children Urgently Need Education Plan

Below is an article published by International The News: On August 3, then minister for education and literacy Syed Sardar Shah in the Sindh cabinet announced his school education plan focusing on the...

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Sindh: Children Urgently Need Education Plan

Below is an article published by International The News: On August 3, then minister for education and literacy Syed Sardar Shah in the Sindh cabinet announced his school education plan focusing on the...

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Sindh: Polio Epidemic Aggravates as Pakistan Fails...

The article was originally published by Dawn: The daughter of an Afghan national in Karachi and the grandson of a South Waziristan resident, known for his strong opposition to polio vaccine, are the latest...

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Sindh: The Alarming State of Religious Minorities...

This article was originally published by the hindustantimes: A Hindu girl has been allegedly abducted and converted to Islam in Pakistan’s Sindh province, the second incident of forced conversion...

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Sindh: Cabinet approves draft bill on women agricultural...

The article below was published by The Express Tribune:   The Sindh Cabinet approved on Saturday the ‘Sindh Women Agricultural Workers draft Bill 2019’ under which female workers in...

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Sindh: Pakistani PM Approves Barrage Project

The article below was published by the Business Recorder:  In what can be termed as a historic development for addressing the issues relating to water in Sindh province including in the areas downstream...

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Sindh Caucus at US Congress Urge Trump to Address...

Article published by Homeland 411 In a bipartisan letter addressed to President Donald Trump, 10 members of Congress urged the president to address abuses, including forced religious conversions and disappearances...

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Sindh: International Efforts to Contain Unprecedented...

Below is an article published by The New Humanitarian:  The discovery of an HIV outbreak among hundreds of children in Pakistan has spurred an international response and put a spotlight on healthcare...

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UNPO Event in Washington D.C Discusses How the...

Ms Dua Kalhoro, Representative of World Sindhi Congress (WSC), began by shedding light on the violence and discrimination faced by Sindhi Hindus, who are victims of kidnappings, forced conversions, killings,...

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Sindh: Resolution Demands End to Forced Conversion...

Below is an article published by The Navhind Times: Pakistan’s Sindh Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution demanding that the practice of forced conversions and abductions of Hindu girls...

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Sindh: Half of HIV Patients Still Await Treat...

The article below was published by The Times of India: More than half of the 751 people diagnosed with HIV in Pakistan’s Southern Sindh province remain without treatment, according to the World...

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Sindh: Worrying HIV Outbreak Hits Town in Pak...

The article below was published by Reuters: Doctors in a town in Pakistan are struggling to cope with a surge in patients infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, with nearly 700 cases since April...

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Sindh: Activists Raise Concern over Human Rights...

The article below was published by ANI Human Rights activists and politicians have shown concern over the growing state-run violations of human rights in Sindh and other provinces of Pakistan at a seminar...

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Sindh: Transgender Citizens Will Soon Be Allowed...

Article published by TRTWorld: Transgender people in Pakistan's Sindh province will be able to serve as regular duty police officers, the police chief said, adding it was time to offer more opportunities...

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UNPO Roundtable at the European Parliament Discusses...

MEP Csaba Sógor (EPP) opened the roundtable by feeding the participants with data on the persecution of religious minorities worldwide, focusing in particular on the dire situation of Christians...

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UNPO Roundtable at the European Parliament Discusses...

MEP Csaba Sógor (EPP) opened the roundtable by feeding the participants with data on the persecution of religious minorities worldwide, focusing in particular on the dire situation of Christians...

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Sindh: Home Department Controversially Claims...

The article below was published by The Express Tribune:   The Sindh home department claimed on Wednesday [30 January 2019] to have resolved 86% of the cases related to forced disappearances and...

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Sindh & Balochistan: Drought Conditions is...

The article below was published by DAWN A case has been sent to the regional office of the International Federation of Red Cross Society in Kuala Lumpur to set up an initial fund of Rs30 million. Appeal...

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Sindh: Discovery of New Oil and Gas Deposits Enhance...

The article below was published by The Express Tribune: Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has found new oil and gas deposits in exploration well Hadaf X-1 (ST) located in Sanghar district of Sindh. The...

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Roundtable in Washington D.C. on China-Pakistan...

The multi-billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a crucial component of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). CPEC, under current implementation, includes a 660km stretch of highway...

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Washington D.C. Conference on Environmental Consequences...

Mr Fernando Burges, Programme Manager at UNPO, and Ms Madeline Vander Velde, Project Assistant at UNPO, welcomed all to the event and introduced the context of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor with...

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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor's: Assessing...

The multi-billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a crucial component of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). CPEC, under current implementation, includes a 660km stretch of highway...

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European Parliament Round-Table on Human Rights...

Ms Madeline Vander Velde, Project Assistant at the UNPO and moderator of the event, introduced the context of the Pakistani elections and the several human rights and democratic challenges that surrounded...

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Human Rights & Democracy in Pakistan: Reflections...

On 21 November 2018, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) and MEP Julie Ward (S&D) will hold a round-table titled Human Rights & Democracy in Pakistan: Reflections on...

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Sindh: Water Crisis and Protests against Dams...

The article below was published by The Express Tribune: The Sindh Action Committee, which is organising a series of protests against the construction of dams on river Indus, took out a rally in Mirpurkhas...

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Sindhi: Use of Polythene and Plastic Bags Banned...

The article below was published by Dawn: The Sindh cabinet on Saturday decided to impose a phase-wise ban on use of polythene and plastic bags in the province, with Sukkur being the first district where...

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Sindh: World Sindhi Congress Holds 30th Annual...

The below article was published by ANI: Sindhi political activists in London have raised a strong voice against the construction of mega dams by Pakistan on the Indus River and abduction of activists...

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Sindh: Water Theft and Mismanagement Threaten...

The article below was published by Fresh Plaza: Pakistan’s province of Sindh contributes around 85% of red chilli production in the country, the fourth largest producer of red chillies after India,...

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Sindh: National Language Declared as a Compulsory...

The article below was published by The Nation: Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Shah has declared Sindhi as a compulsory subject in all private schools of the province and an advisory has been issued...

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Sindh: In front of the UN, Activists Protest against...

The below article was published by Business Standard: The World Sindhi Congress held a protest in front of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) accusing Pakistan of violating human rights in...

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Sindh: Kalabagh Dam Causes Environmental Concerns...

This article was published by The Express Tribune: Qaumi Awami Tehreek President Ayaz Latif Palijo said on Sunday [16 September 2018] that building the Kalabagh Dam is tantamount to a death warrant...

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Sindh: 13 “Missing” People Return Home

The article below was published by Samaa: Thirteen missing persons have returned home in Sindh. This was revealed on Wednesday [12 September 2018] in a report submitted to the Sindh High Court by the...

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Pakistan: New Government Intends to Renegotiate...

The below article was published by the Times of India: UK daily Financial Times (FT) reported Monday 10 September 2018 that Pakistan has called its deals with China & Pakistan because the agreement...

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UNPO Commemorates International Day of the Victims...

The United Nations has repeatedly expressed concern over enforced disappearances, not only by attempting to draw attention to the issue at large, but also by issuing resolutions to hold those who commit...

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Sindh: Deputy Convener of the Voice of Missing...

The article below was published by the Daily Times: Amanullah Chandio aged 59 was the father Sindhu Amaan Chandio, the deputy convener for Voice of Missing Persons of Sindh (VMP-Sindh) and Sanaullah Chanio,...

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Sindh: Opposition Laments Rigging in Pakistan...

This article was originally published by The Express Tribune The Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA), Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and other allied parties took to the streets in various parts of Sindh on...

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Sindh: Meghwar Woman First of Community to Run...

The article below was published by Times International News Service: Sunita Parmar, a Hindu woman in Pakistan’s Sindh province, has created history by becoming the first from the minority community...

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Sindh: Students and Activists on Hunger Strike...

Video courtesy of ANI News. The article below was published by DAWN: Activists of human rights organisations, members of civil society and nationalist parties on Thursday [24 May 2018] took out rallies...

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Sindh: Author and Activist Recounts Struggle for...

I am one of those lucky few who got to spend her childhood with her grandparents. My grandfather would tell me stories of the days of Partition. He was quite young at the time, but seemed to remember every...

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Sindh: WSC Organises Remembrance Day In Tribute...

The article below was published by the Business Standard: The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) organised 'Remembrance Day' on Sunday [15 April 2018] here [New York City, NY, United States], to remember the...

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Sindh: Politicians Decry Irregularities and Exclusion...

This article has been published by The Nation:  Pakistan People’s Party on Tuesday [20 March 2018] said that Sindh was being denied the right to be “counted correctly” in the census. In...

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Pakistan: Obligation of Declaring One’s Religion...

This article has been published by The Globe and Mail:   A Pakistani court ruled on Friday [9 March 2018] that all citizens must declare their religion when applying for identity documents, a move...

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Sindh: Lack of Sanitation Leads to Low Quality...

  The article below was published by Tribune: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, released today, highlighted the...

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SINDH: Detained Activist for Missing Persons...

Below is an article published by The Express Tribune: Human rights activist and campaigner for missing persons Punhal Sario, who was himself allegedly subjected to enforced disappearance, returned to...

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UNPO at Sindhi US Press Conference on Enforced...

The press conference organized by the Sindhi Foundation addressed the rampant use of enforced disappearances in the Sindh province of Pakistan, emphasising the recent disappearance of notable human rights...

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UNPO’s XIII General Assembly Adopts Resolution...

The UNPO General Assembly,   Having met at the XIII UNPO General Assembly in Edinburgh, Scotland from 26-28 June 2017;   Disturbed about the intensification in the enforced disappearances...

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Pakistan: Authorities Disregard Attempted Murder...

Below is an article published by Reporters Without Borders: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges Pakistan’s government to take whatever measures are necessary to protect journalists after Rana...

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Pakistan: Authorities Disregard Attempted Murder...

  Below is an article published by Reporters Without Borders:  Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges Pakistan’s government to take whatever measures are necessary to protect journalists...

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Pakistan: Authorities Scan Social Media for Purported...

  Below is an article published by Al Jazeera English: A Pakistani court has sentenced to death a man who allegedly committed blasphemy on Facebook, a prosecutor said, in a first such case that...

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UNPO Announces Academic Conference at the University...

University of Oxford School for Geography and the Environment Gottmann Room 12:00 - 17:00  As the current centrepiece of the Chinese One Belt-One Road (OBOR) initiative, the China-Pakistan Economic...

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HRCP Releases Report on the State of Human Rights...

  The article below was published by San Francisco Chronicle:   An independent watchdog on Wednesday offered a mixed report card in its annual look at the state of human rights in Pakistan,...

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EP Conference Raises Questions about Ethnic &...

On behalf of co-host MEP Francisco Assis, MEP Manuel dos Santos, former Vice President of the European Parliament, opened the conference by welcoming the audience and voicing a sweeping sense of concern...

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UNPO Announces European Parliament Conference:...

Despite having ratified some of the most important human rights treaties, Pakistan continues to struggle with the implementation of international law. Amid the spiral of violence, the most affected are...

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Sindh: WSC Publishes Press Release on Enforced...

  Below is a press release by World Sindh Congress (WSC): WSC Strongly Condemns Enforced Disappearance of Sindhi Political ActivistsAs part of the ongoing paramilitary operation in Sindh, in recent...

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Sindh: World Sindhi Congress (WSC) Publishes Press...

Below is a press release published by WSC:   World Sindhi Congress (WSC) is deeply saddened at the heart wrenching story of inhumane violence against a Sindhi Hindu family in Darya Khan Marri village...

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UNPO Releases New Report on Human Rights in P...

For over sixty years, Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan has had neither political autonomy nor a working legal system to provide human rights protection for its indigenous peoples, resulting in constant...

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Sindh: Repercussions of CPEC Project for Indigenous...

  Below is an article published by the Asian Human Rights Commission: There are numerous dimensions to CPEC, economic, geo-political and geo-strategic, environmental, sustainability, human rights,...

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Sindh: US Congressman Brad Sherman Condems Attack...

  Below is an article published by http://sherman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-sherman-responds-to-terrorist-attack-on-the-lal-shahbaz    Calls on the government...

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Sindh: US Congressman Brad Sherman Condems Attack...

  Below is an article published by http://sherman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-sherman-responds-to-terrorist-attack-on-the-lal-shahbaz    Calls on the government...

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Sindh: US Congressman Brad Sherman Condems Attack...

  Below is an article published by http://sherman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-sherman-responds-to-terrorist-attack-on-the-lal-shahbaz    Calls on the government...

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Sindh: US Congressman Brad Sherman Condems Attack...

  Below is an article published by http://sherman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-sherman-responds-to-terrorist-attack-on-the-lal-shahbaz    Calls on the government...

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Sindh: US Congressman Brad Sherman Condems Attack...

  Below is an article published by http://sherman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-sherman-responds-to-terrorist-attack-on-the-lal-shahbaz   Calls on the government of Pakistan...

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Sindh: US Congressman Brad Sherman Condems Attack...

  Below is an article published by Sherman House:   Calls on the government of Pakistan to change its policies towards terrorist organizations Washington, D.C. – Congressman Brad Sherman...

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Sindh: WSC and UNPO Condemn Deadly Attack on Sufi...

Below is the press release published by the World Sindhi Congress: The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) is deeply saddened and shocked at the massacre at the shrine of Qalandar Lal Shahbaz in Sehwan, Sindh....

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Sindh: Provincial Government Outlaws Child La...

  The following article was published by Thomson Reuters Foundation:   Pakistan's Sindh province has banned children under 14 from working, becoming the third region to limit child labour...

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HRW World Report 2017 Reminds Global Community...

According to the World Report’s emphasis, the most egregious human rights violations against indigenous populations in 2016 can be seen in the crackdowns on Oromo in Ethiopia, the lingering human...

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Sindh: 2017, Year of Education

  The following article was published by The Express Tribune:   ‘Taleem Sudhario, Sindh Sanvario [Save Education, Save Sindh]’ was the slogan that participants shouted as they...

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Sindh: WSC Strongly Condemns Extrajudicial Killing...

Below is an article published by the World Sindhi Congress: Mr. Zakir Hussain Bozdar was abducted on 3 December 2016, from his house in the town of Mirpur Mathelo, district Ghotki, Sindh, by rangers,...

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Democracy and Rule of Law Are Human Rights

  On international Human Rights Day, UNPO reiterates its commitment to the promotion of democracy, rule of law, and human rights everywhere. The first United Nations Forum on Human Rights, Democracy...

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Sindh: New Laws Aim to Enhance Protection of ...

  The following article was published by Pakistan Observer: Violence against women and girls is a grave violation of human rights deeply rooted in gender inequality and gender-based discrimination....

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Sindh: Indian Hindus Get Chance to Visit Ancestral...

Below is an article published by The Indian Express: Over 70 Hindu pilgrims from India have arrived here to participate in 308th birth anniversary of Sant Shada Ram in Sindh province. The Evacuee Trust...

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European Parliament Conference Discusses Environmental...

Opening the Conference, the host Josep-Maria Terricabras MEP (Greens/EFA) reminded the audience that even though sensitive topics often trigger discomfort, legitimate claims must be addressed...

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Pakistan’s Oppressed Peoples and Occupied Territories...

Moderated by Mr Baseer Naveed of the Asian Legal Resource Centre, the event heard speeches by representatives of Sindhi, Baloch, Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Mr Lakhumal Luhana of the...

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Oppression of Ethnic Minorities in Pakistan Discussed...

The article below is courtesy of PR Newswire The European Organization for Pakistani Minorities, on September 16, organised a side event titled "Plight of Pakistani Minorities" at the 33rd session...

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Pakistan: Practice of Enforced Disappearances...

The statement below is published by Dawn.com Next Tuesday [30 August 2016], which falls on the International Day for Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the world will take stock of the progress or otherwise...

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Protest Against Human Rights Abuses Related to...

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), in collaboration with several Balochi and Sindhi human rights and youth organizations, organized a protest against gross human rights violations...

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Sindh: Famous Drama Writer and Novelist Ali Baba...

  Below is an article published by The Express Tribune:  Sindhi drama writer and novelist Ali Muhammad alias Ali Baba passed away on Monday in Karachi. The 76-year-old was suffering from multiple...

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Sindh: WSC Criticizes Ruthless Paramilitary Attacks...

  Below is an article published by the World Sindhi Congress:   A ruthless operation of paramilitary forces, Rangers, with close support from the state intelligence agencies and police has...

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Sindh: WSC Shaken by Cruelty Against Sindhi Hindus...

  Below is an article published by the World Sindhi Congress  After an alleged incident of burning Quran in Ghotki on 26th July, in all the large and small towns of district Ghotki including...

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Sindh: A Celebration of Culture through Art

  Below is an article published by the Express Tribune: KARACHI: A show featuring the works of two artists opened at Chawkandi Art Gallery on Tuesday evening to reveal the simple and unrecognised...

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Sindh: Human Rights Commission Report Blames Government...

  The following is an article published by Pakistan Observer:  Islamabad—Chairperson National Commission for Human Rights Justice, Ali Nawaz Chohan, in a report, on Tuesday held government...

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Sindh: Malnutrition and Infant Mortality Remain...

  Below is an article by Al-Jazeera English,   The views during the nine-hour drive to Tharparkar, a remote district in southern Pakistan, are stunning but deceptive.  The long...

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Sindh: Possible Socio-economic Developments by...

  Below is an article published by The News:   The Sindh government and Belgium agreed to establish the mechanism of Fast Tracking Working Relationship (FTWR) for early implementation of...

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Sindh: USAID and Local Government Launch Educational...

  Below is an article published by Pakistan Today:   The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Sindh Education and Literacy Department signed memorandums of understanding (MoU)...

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Sindh: Drug Prevention Campaign Launched

  Below is an article by The News The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has launched a drug prevention campaign in nine cities of Sindh to warn people of disasters of drug use. The...

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Sindh: Resolution Decries Child Abuse Scandal

  Below is an article by The Express Tribune A resolution against the country’s worst incident of child abuse in Kasur was passed unanimously by the Sindh Assembly on Wednesday...

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UNPO Strongly Condemns Pakistan’s Execution...

  Below is an article by The Guardian   Pakistan has hanged a man whose execution was repeatedly postponed amid international pressure over claims that he was a child at the time he...

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Pakistan’s Invasive Mass Surveillance System:...

  Below is an article published by Dawn A report published by London-based advocacy group Privacy International claims that the practical surveillance capacity of the Pakistani government...

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Sindh: Heatwave Takes More Lives

  Below is an article by Dawn As most of the over 300 unidentified victims of the punishing heatwave were buried by the Edhi Foundation by Saturday evening [27 June 2015], the continuing death...

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Sindh: Man Arrested without Warrant during Search...

  Below is an article published by the Sindhi Foundation: Atta Mohammed Bhambhro* on involuntary enforced disappearance of his son Raja Dahar  Atta Mohammed Bhambhro* on involuntary...

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World Sindhi Congress Organizes Protest in Ge...

In the Sindh province of Pakistan, Sindhis are persecuted by the Pakistani Army and the Inter-Services Intelligence. Human rights violations are conducted by Pakistani security forces both for political...

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Sindh: Opposition to Gas Infrastructure Development...

Below is an article published by The News International: The Sindh Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution on Monday opposing the levy of the gas infrastructure development cess (GIDC) by the federal...

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Sindh: Leader of the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz...

Below is an article published by Daily Times: A shutter-down strike was observed in the interior Sindh after the murder of central leader of the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), on Friday [30 May 2014]. According...

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Sindh: Law Preventing Child Marriage Passed Unanimously...

Below is an article published by The Guardian The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), one of Pakistan's most influential religious and constitutional bodies, has announced that girls are ready for marriage...

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Sindh: Provincial Assembly Bans Marriage Under...

Below is an article published by Scoop The provincial assembly of Sindh has taken a daring lead on 28th April 2014 that deserves appreciation by becoming Pakistan's first elected assembly to have passed...

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UNPO Members Attend Sixth Session Of The Forum...

More than 20 representatives of nine Members (Uyghurs, Sindh, Khmer Krom, Ahwazi, Assyria, Chin, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Tibet and Ogaden) attended the sixth Session of the Forum on Minority Issues held...

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Sindh: Close Cooperation With UN To Reach MDGs...

Below is an article published by The Nation: The Sindh government and the United Nations have joined hands to oversee the five-year development programme and address key priorities to achieve the Millennium...

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Sindh: Reduction of Women’s Seats in Local Bodies...

Below is an article published by The News Civil society has expressed disappointment over the drastic reduction of women’s representation in local bodies under the Local Government Acts recently...

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Sindh: Three Activists Killed On Independence...

Below is an article published by the Asian Human Rights Commission: URGENT APPEAL  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that on the 66 celebration of the Independence...

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Sindh: Government Postpones May 19th Re-Polli...

Below is an article published by Dawn.com:    In a letter written to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the Sindh government has apologized on failing to conduct the re-polls in the...

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Sindh: No Room For New Political Players

Bellow is an article published by  The International News: Despite all the enthusiasm surrounding the rise of new political players, there will be no major upsets in Sindh, particularly Karachi,...

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Sindh: EU Election Observation Mission Meets Sindh...

Below is an article published by The Business Recorder: The Sindh CS welcomed the delegation led by Michael Gahler, and assured of every facility. He told the delegation that the Governor, the Caretaker...

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Sindh: Measles Outbreak In Sindh

Below is an article published by Dawn:   A deadly measles outbreak has left at least four more children dead, mounting the death toll to 459 across the country while 429 children have died in Sindh...

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Sindh: Local Government Ordinance Not Welcome...

Below is an article written by Mohammad Ali Talpur: I never thought that Sindh, the land of the legendary Makhdoom Bilawal who preferred pulverisation by the Arghun ruler’s oil seed grinder to submission...

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Sindh: Floodings Leave Tens Of Thousands Home...

Below is an article published by the BBC: Tens of thousands of people have been made homeless by heavy monsoon flooding in the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan and Sindh, officials say. About 120,000...

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Sindh: Government Has Failed To Combat Floods

Below is an article published by The News: The administration has failed to drain water accumulated in several areas of Southern Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan following monsoon rains and floods. In the...

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Sindh: Social Change Embraced in Region

Below is an article published by The Express Tribune: The media, print and electronic, are full of very important news and its analysis. Pakistan-US relations, the judiciary-executive conflict, the Karachi...

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Sindh: Illegal Arrests Of Peasant Leaders

Bellow is a press release published by IAOJ:   Sindh Hari Porhiat Council Hyderabad condemns the illegal arrest of two peasant leaders Mr. Hyder Khoso and Zulfiquar Khoso at Chambar police station....

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Sindh: Worsening Situation For Sindh Hindus In...

Below is an article published by the Hindustan Times: Tears were streaming down Mukesh Kumar Ahuja’s face as he stepped off the Samjhauta Express here on Monday with his wife and four children....

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Sindh: Organizations Issue Resolution Condemning...

Below is an article published by The News: In a joint statement the representatives of Sindh Progressive National Alliance (SPNA) as well as Awami Tehreek (AT), Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party (STPP), Sindh...

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Sindh: Investigation into Enforced Disappearance...

Below is an article published by Dawn.com: The Sindh High Court issued on Tuesday [19 June 2012] notices to the home secretary, Sindh police chief, Rangers director-general and others in a petition filed...

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Sindh: Approaching Monsoon Urges Action

Below is an article published by The News on Sunday: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has warned of another ominous monsoon this year. According to NDMA, some 29 million would be facing...

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UNPO UN Reports Highlight Human Rights Violations...

Photo by Cedric Favero On the occasion of the 14th Session of the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR), UNPO has submitted three reports highlighting the human rights violations in Argentina,...

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Sindh : Remembrance Gathering Held In London

Below is an article published by the World Sindhi Congress: World Sindhi Congress (WSC) held remembrance gathering on April 14th, 2012 at Sindhi centre, London to pay tribute to Bashir Khan Qureshi...

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Balochistan: Protest Against Killings In Lyar...

Below is an article published by Baluch Sarmachar: Baloch Human Rights Council (Canada) and the International Voice for Baloch Missing Persons jointly staged a peaceful protest condemning the brutal...

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Sindh: Appeal to Stop Police Operation

Below is a press release from the World Sindhi Institute: The undersigned Sindhi Diaspora Organizations  (SDOs) once again appeal to the President and  Prime Minister of Pakistan,...

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Sindh: Concerns Raised During Water Conferenc...

Below is an article published by the World Sindhi Institute: The Sindh Delegation presented the "Case of Sindh" via a power point presentation that was projected on a large screen. Approximately 55 delegates...

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Sindh: Demonstration for Better Education Conditions...

Below is a press release issued by the Federation of All Pakistan Academic Staff Association (Sindh Chapter): HYDERABAD, April 5: In order to express solidarity with the demands of teaching community...

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Sindh: Pakistan Openly Plans To Increase Internet...

Below is an article published by the New York Times:  Many countries censor the Internet, but few spell out their intentions as explicitly as Pakistan. The government published a public tender...

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Sindh: Targeted Killings to be Discussed by National...

Below is an article published by Business Recorder: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence directed all intelligence agencies to appear before it on February 29 [2012] to share their information...

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Sindh: Literary Conference In Karachi

Below is an  article published by The News: The Secretary of the Department of Culture, Government of Sindh, Abdul Aziz Uqaili, on Tuesday, said that an international Sindhi literary conference will...

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Sindh: Protection Of Heritage

Below is an article published by The Express Tribune Never ones to be satisfied with land, encroachers have long eyed up Sindh’s archaeological sites. After a recent survey, the Sindh Culture Department...

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Sindh: International Sindhi Diaspora Condemns...

Below is a press release published by the World Sindhi Institute: On behalf of the President of Sindhi Association of North America SANA ,  Valeed Shaikh, the President of World Sindhi Institute WSI,...

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Sindh: Malnutrition Rates Calls for Humanitarian...

Below is an article published by the Dawn: Sindh has the highest malnutrition rate in the country with 22.9 per cent of population in the northern part of the province and 21.2 per cent in the south facing...

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Sindh: Protest Against Privatization of Power...

Below is an article by The Daily Financial Post (Pakistan): Workers of power supply companies in different parts of Sindh protested and boycotted their duties against the privatization of Pakistan Electric...

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UNPO Representatives Prominent At UN Forum On...

  Photo: UNPO and Minority Rights Group participants pose for a photograph at the close of the first day of the UN Forum on Minority Issues Close to thirty representatives of nine UNPO Member...

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Sindh: New Local Government System In The Mak...

Below is an article published by The Friday Times: After several highs and lows, ties between the PPP and the MQM are normalising as the two sides negotiate a new local government system in Sindh. There...

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Sindh: Old Tolerances Under Pressure Amid State...

Below is an article by Daily Times: The Islamic Republic of Pakistan saw yet another moment of national shame right on the day of Eid-ul-Azha when four Hindus, including three doctors, were brutally killed...

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Sindh: WSC Condemn Doctor Murders As Barbaric

Below is a statement released by the World Sindhi Congress: World Sindhi Congress (WSC) alongside the entire Sindhi nation is deeply shocked, saddened and mourns the barbaric and inhuman murder of three...

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Sindh: Increase In Disaster Death Toll

Below is an article published by the Express Tribune The stark realities have been described in a ten-page report titled ‘Civil Society Flood Situation Report’ which was published on Friday...

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Sindh: International Response Needed to Disap...

  Below is an article published by UNPO:   In the latest instance of disappeared political and human rights activists in Pakistan, the very question of the country’s adherence to basic...

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Sindh/ Balochistan: WFP Needs More Money To Help...

Below is an article published by Pakistan Observer. WFP spokesman Amjad Jamal told APP on Friday that the WFP has only supplies to continue distributions in flood areas until the end of November, leaving...

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Sindh: Hostage To The Floods

Below is an article published by the BBC The poor farmer was devoted to the lively three-year-old: "I was always picking him up and playing with him. He was the baby of the family. I couldn't be without...

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Sindh: Drainage Crisis in Indus Basin

Below is an article published by Dawn Much has been said and written about how the LBOD, meant for the drainage of excessive irrigation water from Nawabshah, Sanghar and Mirpurkhas districts into the...

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Sindh: Marginalized Groups Refuse To Accept Disenfranchisement...

Below is a press released issued by the World Sindhi Congress: Sindhi people are facing unprecedented challenges to their survival and continued existence. Combined, the last two years of mega-floods,...

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Sindh: Supreme Court Demanded Information on Government...

Below is an article published by The Express Tribune.   A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed hearing of former parliamentarian Marvi Memon’s complaint...

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Sindh: Government Fails To Support ALL Of Its...

Below is an article published by The Nation The ruling PPP in Sindh is selective in providing relief to the recent flood devastated people. Apparently it has been providing greater relief to the areas...

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Sindh, Balochistan: UN Again Sends SOS for the...

Below is an article published by Dawn.com, the Newspaper   ISLAMABAD: The United Nations has warned that humanitarian agencies are running out of resources to assist those affected by floods in...

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Sindh: Canadian Bank Responds To Floods With Food...

Below is an article published by The Red River Valley Echo: For the second year in a row, heavy monsoon rains have caused severe flooding in Pakistan's southern Sindh province. According to reports,...

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Sindh: Pakistani Prime Minister Fails to Boost...

Below is an article published by the News International ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani’s flood relief fund has so far received less thanRs100 million or just over $1 million from all...

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Sindh: Food Security In Region Threatened Even...

Below is an article published by Dawn: “Millions of people are destitute and face an uncertain and food-insecure future,” the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said in a statement. It...

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Sindh: WFP Rations Projected to Reach Three Million...

Below is an article published by Daily Times: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is rapidly scaling up its life-saving food distributions in the flood-hit areas of southern Pakistan to reach...

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Sindh: Disproportionately Suffering From Maln...

Below is an article published by The Nation: The National Nutrition Survey (NNS 2011), which was launched on Saturday [18.09.11], showed that Sindh had one of the highest rates of malnutrition in the...

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Sindh: Arrest Of Chairman of JSQM Sparks Prot...

Below is an article published by Daily Times: Protests held in Karachi and other cities and towns of Sindh on Thursday in reaction to the arrest of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) chairman Bashir Khan Qureshi...

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Sindh: Extensive Flooding Leaves Millions Str...

Below is an article published by Al Jazeera:  Five million people have been affected by floods in the Pakistani provinces of Baluchistan and Sindh, according to regional officials.    At...

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Sindh: New Floods Create ‘Calamity’ for 5...

Below is an article published by BBC News: The Pakistani province of Sindh has declared five flood-hit districts to be "calamity areas" - short of food, housing and medical supplies. Officials say that...

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Sindh: Asian Human Rights Commission Report Criticizes...

Below is a report by the Asian Human Right Commission. In the recent days it is observed that officials of the Pakistan army and Para-military have been on a rampage, taking the law into their own hands...

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Sindh: Reports of Targetted Killings Not Submitted...

Below is an article published by The Express Tribune  This statement was made to a five-judge Supreme Court bench during the hearing of the proceedings of the suo motu case on Karachi violence. The...

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Sindh: New Floods Affect Over 1,000,000 Victi...

Below is an article published by Dawn:   Devastating rains have triggered floods in southern Pakistan, affecting at least 700,000 people and forcing 60,000 from their homes, officials said Wednesday...

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Sindh: What 18th Constitutional Amendment?

Below is an article published by the Daily Times:  Pakistanis are full of celebration over the 18th Amendment, presented as a great achievement of the ruling party and its allies and portrayed as...

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Sindh: Human Rights Abuses Continue Against Fishing...

Below is an article published by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC): The AHRC has received information that after the land mafia led by Mr. Haji Younis and his son and former town mayor, Mr. Zulfiqar...

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Sindh: Pandemic Malnutrition Rates Spiral

Below is an article published by Dawn: It’s a year since the worst floods in the history of Pakistan devastated the lives of an estimated 20 million people, most of who were already struggling to...

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Sindh: Condemnation of Massacre During Recent...

Below is a statement released by the World Sindh Congress: In a press statement issued today [July 16, 2011], World Sindhi Congress (WSC) strongly condemned the barbaric massacre of innocent Sindhi people...

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Sindh: Defending the Environment Cost Fishermen...

Below is an article published by Pakistan Today:  “Despite our cries nobody has come to help us. Why are the government authorities silent when land mafia members and influential criminals...

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Sindh: Devolution Process Hampered As Gillani...

Below is a statement published by PILDAT:  PILDAT [the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Democracy and Transparency] has demanded that the Federal Government should immediately right-size the cabinet...

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Sindh: Flood Enquiry Finds Negligence A “Major”...

Below is an article published by Dawn:  “THE flood inquiry commission formed in the wake of the 2010 floods, under the Supreme Court’s directive, has unveiled that a major cause of the...

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Sindh: Belated Anti-Gun Resolution Passed

Below is an article published by Central Asia Online: Standing united against ongoing killings in Karachi, Sindh lawmakers unanimously passed a resolution [on] June 7 [2011] demanding the government de-weaponise...

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Sindh: Population Continues to Suffer Amid “Financial...

Below is an article published by The Evening Standard: Oxfam has launched an investigation into "financial irregularities" in their flood relief programme in Pakistan. The problem was discovered in the...

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Sindh: Dadu Farmers Migrate To Greener Pastur...

  Below is an article published by: The News International.It was only nine months ago when last year’s devastating floods displaced a number of families in the area. The 1.9 million acres...

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Sindh: New Disappearances Cause International...

Below is an appeal published by the Asian Human Rights Commission: The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that four activists of a nationalist political group were abducted...

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Sindh: Malnutrition Increases Due to High Food...

Below is an article published by the BBC: On Wednesday [March 23, 2011] the UN's food relief agency said the government set prices too high and malnutrition was rising. But an official at Pakistan's...

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Sindh: Environment Suffers As Post Remain Emp...

  Below is an article published by  Dawn.com:    The federal government appears to be reluctant to fill a key post in the Sindh Environmental Protection Tribunal despite the fact...

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Sindh: Shrinking Space of Tolerance

Below is an article published by Struggle for Hindu Existence: The demolition of Hindu temples in Pakistan for the construction of parks, schools etc is a common phenomenon in Pakistan. In the latest...

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Sindh: The Sindh Assembly Recommends Shahbaz Bhatti...

Below is an article published by: Daily Times.The Sindh Assembly (SA) has passed a unanimous resolution tabled by the lawmaker of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) from minority Salim Khurshid Khokhar...

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Sindh: Fears Grow For Life of Detained Political...

Below is an article published by Amnesty International: Muzaffar Bhutto, a senior member of a Sindhi nationalist political party in Pakistan, has been abducted for a second time allegedly by plain-clothed...

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Sindh: MPAs Suggest A Female Army Chief Be Ap...

  Below is an article published by: The International Herald Tribune.During the Sindh Assembly session, MPAs unanimously passed a resolution to commemorate the 100th International Women’s Day...

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Sindh: In Positive Move, UNDP to Pump out Flood...

  Below is an article published The ExpressTribune:   A United Nations Development Program (UNDP) project, funded by Japan, would help pump out flood water and clean up villages in Sindh. UNDP...

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Sindh: Call for Elite to Recognise Pakistan’s...

Below is an article published by Daily Times: Interestingly, the two best books written on Sindh in the last few years have been the works of two writers who are ‘Sindhi by option’ and not...

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Sindh: UN Official Laments Post-Flood Conditions...

Below is an article published by The International News:  The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Christiana Figueres lamented the fact that...

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Sindh: Pakistan’s Sindh provinces Still Suffering...

Below is an article published by: Reuters    Pakistan’s Sindh province, hit hard by last year's floods, is suffering levels of malnutrition almost as critical as Chad and Niger, with...

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Sindh: City Development Funds Grossly Misused

Below is an article published by The Dawn: Funds provided by the Asian Development Bank under a technical assistance loan in 2006 for improving city planning in Karachi and sustainable and efficient financing...

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Sindh: Tearful Homecoming for Flood-Survivors

Below is an article published by AFP: Hajani Chandio broke down in tears when she came home after three months in a refugee camp following the catastrophic floods that ravaged Pakistan earlier this year. “My...

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Sindh: Human Rights Day a Reminder to Reassess...

Below is an article published by the Daily Times: The world community celebrates Human Rights Day on December 10. The envisaged purpose seems to accept the truth that despite the claims of modern, scientific,...

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Sindh: UN Official Calls for Aid Continuation

  Below is an article by The International: The United Nations humanitarian chief on Friday [3 December 2010] visited the flood-ravaged area of Pakistan's southern province of Sindh to review relief...

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Sindh: UNICEF Supports Efforts to Fight Malnutrition...

  Below is an article published by UNICEF:   The devastating monsoon floods that recently affected more than 20 million people in Pakistan – including 2.8 million children under the...

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Sindh: UNHCR Shows Continued Need for Aid

Below is an article published by the UNHCR: When floods swept through their village in southern Pakistan's Sindh province earlier this year, Mumtaz Ali and his pregnant wife lost their seven-year-old...

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Sindh: Crackdown on Terrorism to Be Strengthe...

  Below is an article published by MSN News:   Two Pakistani prosecutors today [13 November 2010] refused to represent the government in anti-terrorism cases against Taliban operatives and...

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Sindh: Diaspora Donations Support Aid Delivery...

The Sindhi Association of North America (SANA) Houston Chapter organized a highly successful fund raising event for flood relief efforts in Pakistan on 23rd October [2010] at Pakistan Center in Houston,...

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Sindh: 2.2 Million Hectares Of Crops Lost In ...

  Below is an article published by Dawn:   An area larger than the Netherlands - 50,000 square kilometers- has been ravaged by the devastating floods in Pakistan, with over 2.2 million hectares...

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Sindh: A Pointless Resolution

  Below is an article published by Dawn:   IT is like flogging a dead horse. On Tuesday, the Punjab Assembly passed a resolution asking the federal government to develop consensus among the...

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Sindh: IDPs Face Uncertain Future As Waters R...

  Below is a report published by Medicins Sans Frontieres:   At present, the most severely flood affected areas are in central Sindh Province, where the overflowing Manchar Lake has submerged...

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Sindh: Helicopter Crash Shows Challenges of Aid...

Below is an article published by Mail Online A UN helicopter crash-landed in southern Pakistan while delivering food for flood victims, officials said today [03 October 2010]. Three people of the 13...

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Sindh: PPP Seeks Work Visas for Flood-Hit You...

  Below is an article published by The Dawn:   Secretary-general of the Sindh chapter of PPP Taj Hyder has appealed to the developed world to provide work visa to 50,000 flood-affected youths...

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Sindh: Manchhar Lake in Danger of Overflowing

  Below is an article published by The News International:   Manchhar Lake mounted to at least 119 feet just short of two feet of its water-containing capacity. A state of emergency has been...

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Pakistan: European Parliament debates Humanitarian...

  Below is an article published by UNPO:   Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response (ECHO), opened the debate with a...

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Sindh: Flooding Continues, Leaving Many Coastal...

Below is a statement by the Pakistan Fisher Folk Forum:   Major parts of Jatti, the business center of coastal communities have almost come under the flood water. The people earlier found reluctant...

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Sindhi: Refugees Seeking Refuge In Their Own Land...

  Below is an article published by the Wall Street Journal:     Hundreds of thousands of refugees from Pakistan's devastating floods are seeking shelter in this city of 18 million, exacerbating...

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Sindh: SDF Condemns Imposition Of Martial Law...

  Below is an article published by the Sindh Democratic Forum:   Sindh Democratic Forum (SDF) has noted with grave concern, the statement made by MQM chief Altaf Hussain regarding imposition...

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Sindh: WSC Condemns Demands to Impose Martial...

  Below is a statement by the World Sindhi Congress:   The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) strongly condemns Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain’s demand and support...

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Sindh: At Least Two Flood Victim Killed By Police...

  Below is an article published by: Daily Times At least two people were killed and 14 including three police personnel wounded in cross firing between law enforcers and alleged land grabbers near...

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Balochistan: No Improvement to Disaster Relie...

  Below is an article published by the Express Tribune:   A flood torrent from river Indus completely submerged Muzaffagarh-Ali Pur Road, while low-lying areas of Sultan city were inundated...

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Balochistan: 921 deaths Linked To Political V...

  Below is an article published by Daily Times: ISLAMABAD: Eight hundred and eight incidents of political violence, which claimed 1, 921 lives, have been reported in the country during October...

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Sindh: Leaders And Technocrats Say No New Dam...

  Below is an article published by the Daily Times:   Politicians and technocrats of Sindh have rejected the assertion that the Kalabagh Dam could have averted the destruction caused by the...

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UNPO Causes of the flooding in Pakistan

  Below is a letter published by The Guardian:   The people of Pakistan may be in God's hands now that swathes of Sindh lie under water, but for decades they have been in the hands of an Islamabad...

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Pakistan floods threaten key barrage in southern...

  Below is an article published by BBC News:   The Sukkur Barrage flooding means Sindh faces as much devastation as that seen further north in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces, say...

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Sindh: Awami Tehreek Stages Mammoth Protest rally...

 Below is an article published by Regional News :The activists of the Awami Tehreek held a protest rally at the Hatri Bypass Road on Wednesday against the water shortage, proposed construction of...

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Sindh: Awami Tehreek Stages Mammoth Protest Rally...

 Below is an article published by Regional News :The activists of the Awami Tehreek held a protest rally at the Hatri Bypass Road on Wednesday against the water shortage, proposed construction of...

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Sindh: World Sindhi Congress Terms Decision To...

  Below is a Press Release published by World Sindhi Congress (WSC):   Terming it an unlawful and illegal act, the World Sindhi Congress (WSC) strongly condemned the decision of...

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Sindh: Water Shortage causes Shift in Rice and...

Below is an article published by The News.com: The rice and sugarcane cultivation in lower-Sindh has started shifting to the northern parts of the province over the last one decade due to an almost...

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Sindh: Pakistan Ranks As ‘Tier 2’ Country...

  Below is an article published by The Daily Times:  Pakistan has been ranked as a “Tier 2” country in the 2010 US Trafficking in Persons Report, which has cited improvements...

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Sindh: Cultural Festival at Lok Virsa

 Below is an article published by Daily Times:Lok Virsa in collaboration with Department of Culture, Government of Sindh, is holding a 4-day Sindh Cultural Festival at Islamabad from June 4-7 to document,...

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Sindh: Water Shortage Hurts 30% Of Standing Crops...

   Below is an article published by Daily Times:Usually water from Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal is released by April 15 every crop season but due to adamant attitude of the Punjab government,...

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Sindh: Sindh Games to be held in June

   Below is an article published by: The International News Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs to the Government of Sindh, informed ‘The News’ here that...

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Sindh: Strike in Interior Sindh

  Below is an article published by The News International: Trade and business activities remained suspended and nationalist parties took out protest rallies and demonstrations against the alleged...

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Sindh: $ 8bn to be spent in investment facilitating...

Below is an article published by Dawn.comARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said the government is facilitating projects worth $8 billion, which are at various stages from planning to...

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Sindh: Government Urged to Take Stand on Water...

 Below is an article published by: The International NewsFormer Commerce Minister Humayun Akhter said aggressive stance should be adopted while taking up with India over the violation of the Indus...

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Sindh: Official Admits Acute Shortage of Quality...

  Below is an article published by ReliefWeb:Sindh secretary for agriculture Agha Jan Akhtar has admitted that the province faces acute shortage of quality seed and the government is seeking...

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Sindh: International Day of Rivers: Call for protection...

  Below is an article published by Dawn.com: Chairman of the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum Syed Mohammad Ali Shah has called for the decommissioning of all dams to rehabilitate the Indus River. He...

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Sindh: Private Schools Established In Rural S...

 Below is an article published by The News : Senior Minister for Education and Literacy, Sindh, Pir Mazhar Ul Haq, inaugurated the second phase of ‘Promoting Private Schooling...

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Sindh: Intellectuals demand national language...

   Below is an article published by The International News: Sindhi linguists, educationists and scholars have demanded to the government that Sindhi be recognised as a national language...

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Sindh: Water Issues between Sindh and Punjab

 Below is an open letter published by Sindh Development Fund:Dear Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Saheb, We the members of Sindh Democratic Forum (SDF), a Sindh based political think tank comprised...

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Sindh: PPP Government Has Failed to Protect Sindh...

   Below is an article published by The Nation: ’The PPP government, since its first day in power has had a serious problem in understanding the aspirations of the masses. And the...

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Sindh: Strategic Plan 2010-2012 Launched

 Below is an article published by The News International : The Sindh Assembly on Tuesday [12 January 2010] launched Strategic Plan 2010-2012, a three-year plan to modernize itself as an effective...

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Sindh: Unending Water Dispute

Below is an article published by: the Dawn Media Group Sindh invariably accuses Punjab of ‘stealing’ water from the other provinces’ share and blames the latter for the desertification...

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Sindh: Concern over Share of Water from the I...

  Below is an article published by The International News:Sindh has conveyed to the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) that continued withdrawal of water from the Indus by Punjab, despite the...

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Sindh: Government Land Distribution

  Below is an article published by The International News:As many as 4,196 people have been allotted land to date under the Sindh government’s land distribution programme for female peasants,...

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Sindh: Sindh Celebrates First Ever ‘Sindhi Topi...

 Below is an article published by Dawn: The Sindhi Topi is regarded as one of the most essential parts of the Sindhi culture and is usually offered to guests, along with a traditional Sindhi Ajrak,...

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Sindh: NFC Award Report on Resource Distribut...

  Below is an article published by Dawn.com A four-point multi-criteria formula for resource distribution between the federation and the provinces based on population, backwardness,...

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Sindh: Steps Afoot to Address Fishermen's Pro...

  Below is an article published by The Nation :   Sindh Assembly Speaker Nisar Ahmed Khuhro assured the fishermen that the PPP-led government had initiated various uplift projects...

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Sindh: Government Must Safeguard Fishermen's ...

Below is an article published by The Nation: The representatives of civil society on Monday (16 November) urged the government to ensure social security to millions of small fishermen. “The initiatives...

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Sindh: Press Release World Sindhi Congress

 Below is an article published by the World Sindhi Congress:Although, political activists working for the genuine democratic rights of Sindhi people have always been targeted but the wide disappearance...

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Sindh: Sindh Protests over Water Discord

   Below is an article published by The News International :   “As far as water distribution is concerned, the only thing in vogue is the 1991 Water Accord. The Irsa is...

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Sindh: HDI shows Sindh Most Neglected

  Below is an article published by The News: The Centre has found that Balochistan and Sindh, the most neglected federating units in terms of Human Development Index (HDI), will ultimately cause...

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Sindh: HDI Shows Balochistan, Sindh Most Negl...

   Below is an article published by The News (International):  The Centre has found that Balochistan and Sindh, the most neglected federating units in terms of Human Development...

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Sindh: Govt To Retrieve Land Allotted Through...

Below is an article published by The International News:The “Cancellation of Bogus Entries of Government Land Bill-2009” was introduced on Thursday [15 October] before the Sindh Assembly by...

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Sindh: Sindh’s Voice Heard After 35 Years, Says...

 Below is an article published by thenews.com.pk :   He was referring to a perceived “major breakthrough” in the third National Finance Commission (NFC) meeting held recently...

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Sindh: Water Shortage to Dry Million Acres in...

   Below is an article published by Pakistan Observer :     Water deficiency for Rabi crop will make barren one million acres land in Sindh, claimed MNA Nawab Yusuf Talpur...

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Sindh: Announce Inaugural Event

 Below is a press release issued by Sindi American Political Action Committee (SAPAC)Sindhi American Political Action Committee (SAPAC) For Immediate ReleaseContact: Mr. Munawar [email protected] ...

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Sindh: Condemnation of Murdered Sindhi Activists...

   Below is a statement issued  by Humaira Rahman:The World Sindhi Institute condemns the killing of innocent and indigenous Sindhi citizens on June 10th 2009 in Karachi and some days...

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Sindh: Human Rights Minister Seeks Reports

  Below is an article published by TMC: Sindh Minister for Human Rights, Ms. Nadia Gabol has directed the officials and staff of her department and offices across the province to collect and...

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Sindh: Deforestation on the Rise

   Below is an article published by: The Nation The forest resources especially that of Sindh are depleting due to the natural, social and official constraints, the reports by forestry department...

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Sindh: 3,000 Women to Get Training for LG Pol...

   Below is an article published by : The Nation United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will train more than 17,000 women across Pakistan before organising the forthcoming Local Government...

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Sindh: Clashes Mark Protests in Pakistan

 Below is an article published by: The BBC  Police in the Pakistani city of Karachi have used sticks to beat up protesters outside the high court, as lawyers began an anti-government protest...

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Sindh: Govt Receives 130 Archaeological Sites...

   Below is an article published by TheNews.com: The federal government has handed over 130 listed archaeological sites in Sindh, excluding Moenjodaro, to the Sindh government and issued...

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Sindh: Acute Shortage of Paddy Seeds

    Below is an article published by: The International News With excessive winter rains having damaged a large number of rice paddies, it has been learnt that Sindh looks set to face an...

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Sindh: Neem trees Plantation

  Below is an article published by: The News  The Sindh Forest Department has announced that indigenous Neem trees will be planted in the province this year, which will part of the Year...

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Sindh: Only a Fortnight to Prevent Wheat Crisis...

   Below is an article written by Saleem Chandio, and published by Regional Times: Sindh Food Minister Nadir Magsi on Wednesday [4 February 2009] said that wheat crisis can crop up in Sindh...

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Sindh: Massacre of Forests Continues Unabated

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Sindh: Poverty Double in Rural Areas

   Below is an article published The Nation:  The rural areas of Sindh province have been facing with abject poverty and a release of Planning and Development Department, Government...

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Sindh: Government to set up Shelter Homes for...

 Below is an article published by The Nation:Sindh Minister for Women Development, Tauqir Fatima Bhutto, has said that shelter homes for women will be set up next month [October 2008] in Sindh in...

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Sindh: US Consul General Meets Home Minister

Below is an article published by The Daily Times:Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza met the United States Consul General Kay L. Anske on Wednesday [24 September 2008] and discussed matters of mutual...

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Sindh: Clean Water Project is Too Slow

Below is an article published by the The Daily Times: The Sindh government has shown dissatisfaction on progress on the federal government project titled “Clean Drinking Water for All (CDWA)”,...

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Sindh: Reshuffle in Cabinet Likely

Below is an article published by The News International :The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has decided to reshuffle the portfolio of a few ministers in Sindh to adjust its coalition partner, the...

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Sindh: Government Considers Setting Up Women’s...

Below is an article published by The News :The Sindh government is considering setting up “women’s courts” led by female judges to decide women’s cases while the law department...

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Sindh: New Sites for Heritage List

Below is an article published by Daily Times :The Sindh government has identified several sites of archeological importance and has asked the federal government to cover these sites under the Antiquities...

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Sindh: National Status Urged

Below is an article published by Dawn News: A resolution adopted at a conference on “Sindhi Language: National Language” on Sunday [31 August 2008] called for declaring Sindhi a national language...

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Sindh: Two-hour protest by Lawyers

Below is an article published by the Khaljee Times: Lawyers throughout Sindh staged two-hour sit-ins on main thoroughfares of major cities, urging the government to keep its promise and restore the judiciary...

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Sindh: Political Set-Up To Remain Unaffected After...

Below is an article published by The International News :The political set-up in Sindh will not be affected following the decision of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to quit the coalition in the...

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Sindh: Musharraf’s Resignation Hailed

Below is an article published by The International News Pakistan : There was an outbreak of celebrations in every nook and corner of the interior Sindh, including Hyderabad and other towns, on Monday [18...

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Sindh: Provincial Assembly Passes Resolution Against...

Below is an article published by Xinhua Net : Pakistan's Sindh provincial assembly Wednesday [13 August 2008] passed a resolution against President Pervez Musharraf, local TV channel DAWN NEWS...

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Sindh: Rain Havoc Kills 35, Over 200,000 Disp...

Below is an article published by Daily Times: Floods and rains have killed 35 and stranded over 200,000 people across the country, sources said on Monday [4 August 2008]. Fourteen people died in lower...

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Sindh: Karachi Being Rapidly Stripped of Mangrove...

Below is an article published by Dawn.com :KARACHI: Large tracts of mangrove forests under the control of multiple agencies – the Port Qasim Authority, Karachi Port Trust and Defence Housing Authority...

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Sindh: New Polio Case in Sindh

Yet another polio case in Sindh reported this week, bringing the number of polio-affected children to eight. Below is an article published by Daily Times, Pakistan: In-charge Health Minister...

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Burma: Rejection of Mockery of Constitution

National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB) has issued a declaration calling on Burmese of all backgrounds to reject the junta’s attempts to hide its glaring democratic deficit. Below is an article...

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Pakistan: A Country Votes – But Now What?

Pakistan has voted - but low turnouts, minor vote-rigging, and few female voters have colored an election that will direct a nation’s future. Below is an article published by Carlotta Gall and...

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Sindh: River At Risk From Contamination

An expected release of water from the Manchar Lake could pollute river water and spread deadly waterborne diseases among local populations. Below is an article published by Amar Guriro in the Daily Times: The...

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UK Investigators to Assist in the Inquiry of...

After a demand by Bhutto’s party and third countries such as France for an independent investigation on the death of Benazir Bhutto, Perez Musharraf announced in a televised address on the 2nd January...

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Pakistan: Musharraf Quits Army

Finally relenting to widespread pressure, General Musharraf has resigned as chief of the army and is due to be sworn in as a civilian president soon, though there has been no indication that a lifting...

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Pakistan: Political Prisoners Freed

In an attempt to restore some form of normalcy ahead of the parliamentary elections in January 2008, the Pakistani government has released thousands of prisoners arrested after the imposition of emergency...

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Pakistan: One Man Refuses to Budge

In stark contrast to their President and army chief, the government and parliament of Pakistan stuck to the book and disbanded as their term ended, with a caretaker government installed until the next...

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Sindh: Press Club Raided by Police

As part of Musharraf’s state of emergency in Pakistan, the police raided a press club in Sindh province, a pro-opposition province of Pakistan, as a way to clamp down on journalists who maintain...

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Pakistan: Bhutto Guarded To Prevent Rally

Bhutto has been placed under unofficial house-arrest to prevent her from coordinating opposition to Musharraf’s emergency rule, as Pakistan slides further into turmoil. Below is an article published...

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Pakistan: President Has ‘Lost His Marbles�...

The Hague, 8 November 2007 - Pakistan’s President Musharraf can be a very confusing man. Long been seen by many as the only man that can  ‘contain’ terrorist activities to the Tribal...

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Pakistan: UN Not Pleased

The UN Secretary-General has called on Musharraf to recall his emergency rule and release detainees, including the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, currently under house arrest. Below...

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Sindh: Signs of Unrest After Emergency Rule

Following President Musharraf’s imposition of a State of Emergency on 03 November 2007, the World Sindhi Institute, a UNPO Member organisation, has spoken out against his rule and called for the...

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Sindh: WSI Condemns the Violence in Karachi

The World Sindhi Institute condemns the acts of violence in the Sindh Capital, Karachi, aiming at Pakistan’s ex Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, and appeals for nonviolent negotiations...

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Sindh: A Vision of a Secular Non-Military Pa...

Mr. Munawar Laghari, UNPO Representative for Sindh, explains the Sindhi position regarding Pakistan, advocating secularism, demilitarization, and women’s rights. Below is an article by The Human...

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Sindh: Situation Brought to Attention at HRC

A senior figure of UNPO Members, the Sindhi, has spoken at the Human Rights Council to direct attention to the conditions under which the Sindhi live in Pakistan. Below are extracts of the speech by Munawar...

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Sindh: Floods Still Endangering Thousands

Countless people are still housed in makeshift shelters, living off emergency rations, and plagued by disease two months after Cyclone Yemyin devastated their homes. Below are extracts from a report...

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Sindh: Disaster Management Authority Establi...

The Sindh government has established a Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) aimed at monitoring hazards, risks and vulnerable conditions within the province. Below is an article written by...

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Sindh: Relief Sent by Government and WHO

The Sindh health department and the World Health Organization have sent teams of experts and emergency kits to areas affected by recent flooding. Below are extracts from an article published by the...

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Sindh: Cyclone Takes Its Toll

Fifty people from Sindh and Balochistan are reported to have died as a result of a Cyclone, with thousands still missing. Below is an article published by the International News Network: The death toll...

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Sindh: Coastal Areas Evacuated

Authorities have ordered the evacuation of coastal areas near Sindh as a cyclone is expected to hit the area sometime on Tuesday 26 June 2007. Below are extracts of an article published by The News...

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Sindh: Experts Call for Agriculture Review

At a consultative workshop held on Sunday 24 June 2007 in Hyderabad, India, experts called for a review of the agriculture, as it is considered the backbone of the national economy. Below is an article...

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Sindh: Millions Are Denied the Right to Vote

Former speaker of the Sindh Assembly, Hussain Haroon, has demanded restoration of the old voter lists, believing new lists to be a calculated effort by the government to deprive millions of their right...

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Sindh: Small Dams to Cope With Water Shortag...

The Sindh Minister of Agriculture has announced yesterday (14 June 2007)  government plans to build small dams, collecting rain water in areas facing severe water shortages. Below is a press statement...

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Sindh: Magazine Censored in Pakistan

The India-based Sindhi magazine ‘Sindhyun Jo Sansar’ was banned by Pakistani authorities for printing “provocative articles” against Pakistan. Below is an article published...

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Sindh: 'One Man' Sindhologist passes away

Mr. Panhwar passed away on Saturday in his home in Hyderabad, Pakistan. He published extensively and had a personal library composed of 50,000 books on Sindh, horticulture, engineering, and the environment. Below...

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Sindh: World TB Day Raises Awareness

Below is an article published by The News International: District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jameel led a walk taken out on the occasion of World TB Day from Pakistan Chowk to the Hyderabad press club to create...

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Sindh: Parties Join to Fight Exploitation

Below is an excerpt from an article published by The News International: Speakers at a consultative meeting on Saturday [10 March 2007] resolved to wage a joint struggle to save Sindh's natural resources,...

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Sindh: Development Project Criticized

Below is an excerpt from an article published by Newsline: What are the consequences of a project that is conceived, planned and executed without bringing the actual stakeholders into the loop? The...

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Sindh: Provincial Autonomy Moves Forward

Below is an article published by The International News; HYDERABAD: The Sindh government is preparing a report on provincial autonomy, which will be presented to the provincial cabinet on the directives...

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Sindh: Peaceful Observance of Youm-e-Ashur

Below is an article published by Associated Press of Pakistan: Sindh Chief Minister, Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim Tuesday said that Youm-e-Ashur was observed peacefully in entire Sindh province, due to...

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Sindh: Thousands Protest ‘Anti-Sindh’ Po...

Below is an article published by The News International: Thousands of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) activists and students of different religious organisations here on Sunday staged a protest rally and marched...

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Sindh: Slave Labour Still Common

LAHORE, 28 November (IRIN) - Eight years ago Munnu Bheel began his quest in the southern Pakistani province of Sindh to secure the release of nine family members who had been kidnapped by a local landlord....

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Sindh: Reporters Boycott Proceedings

Below is an article published by the Daily Times of Pakistan: ISLAMABAD: Reporters covering parliament proceedings on Tuesday walked out of the press gallery to protest against “lax” police...

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Sindh: SAFMA Condemns Violence Against Media

Below is an extract from an article published in the Pak Tribune: Karachi: The South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) Sindh chapter, expressing concern over surge in violence against journalists...

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Sindh: Poor Farmers Donate Kidneys for Money

Below is an article on the International Herald Tribune: JANDALA, Pakistan: Nassem Kausar has done it. So, she says, have her sister, six brothers, five sisters-in-law and two nephews. Each has...

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Sindh: Moot Calls for ‘Return of Democracy...

WASHINGTON: A one-day conference on Sindh and Balochistan ended here on Monday with speakers highlighting the political and economic plight of Pakistan’s two minority provinces and calling for the...

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Sindh: Senator Says More Hospitals for Children...

KARACHI: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Defence, Senator Nisar Memon, has said that the National Institute of Child Health (NICH), Karachi, is rendering unmatched services in providing modern treatment...

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Sindh: Call to End Military Operation in Bal...

Politico-nationalist leaders from Sindh and Balochistan demanded on Sunday a halt to what they called military operations in the two provinces besides an end to Army’s intervention in the country’s...

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Sindh: Resolutions of The Meeting on “Sindh...

Below is an abstract of the press release issued by the World Sindhi Congress on the Sindhi Unity Forum AGM and the International Conference “Sindh & Democracy” held on 16th-17th September...

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Sindh: US Congressman Expresses Concern

Washington, Sept. 13 (PTI): Expressing concern over the plight of the people of Balochistan and Sindh provinces, a senior US Congressman has said he was "troubled" that Washington had not brought...

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Sindh: World Sindhi Congress Press Release on...

The World Sindhi Congress (WSC), representative body of more than 50 million Sindhis living all over the world, reacted to the murder of Sardar Akbar Bugti, political leader, founding father of Pakistan...

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Sindh: Pakistan Bomb Blast at Religious Gathering...

A bomb blast at a religious gathering of Sunni Muslims in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi today killed at least 47 people and wounded about 100, police and a government minister...

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Sindhi: Expats Continue Protests against Alleged...

Dozens of expatriate Sindhis and Balochs from Pakistan on Monday protested outside the Pakistan consulate here alleging atrocities against their community members in Sindh and Baluchistan provinces....

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Sindh: Holding of Peaceful Rallies Lauded

Karachi --- Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan appreciated the city and town administrations across the province for ensuring peace during the processions taken out and meetings held to mark...

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Sindh: Opening Up of Transit Routes Pre-Requisite...

Former Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh asked for an increase in people to people contact by opening up of all trans-border transit routes between the two neighbouring countries, which he...

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Sindh: Musharraf Seeks Support for All Dams

President Pervez Musharraf on Friday asked the ruling coalition in Sindh to reciprocate his announcement on dams and mould public opinion in favour of the Kalabagh dam. During a meeting with...

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Sindh: Musharraf Defers Controversial Pakistan...

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday deferred plans to build a controversial dam after fierce opposition from three of Pakistan's four provinces. Musharraf has been campaigning for...

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Sindh: Statement Claims No Kalabagh Dam

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz promised to give up the construction of Kalabagh Dam in a detailed...

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Sindh & Balochistan: Dam Protests

On Sunday, the MQM had announced that it would quit the government by Jan 13 if the government did not stop the ongoing military operation in Balochistan and address the objections over the construction...

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Sindh: To be Given all Required Guarantees within...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League President Ch Shujaat Hussain has said that we are ready to give Sindh all the guarantees it wants within the ambit of the constitution but if it says that by taking...

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Sindh: Musharraf Arrives Sukkur to Convince People...

SUKKUR: President Pervez Musharraf arrived in Sukkur Thursday in the first leg of his visit to various parts of Sindh to convince people on the urgent need of constructing large water reservoirs...

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Musharraf Woos Sindh Politicians on Dams

President General Pervez Musharraf on Monday urged Sindh politicians to acknowledge the reality of Pakistan’s water shortage and the benefits to Sindh from new dams, and use this to “turn...

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Sindh-Rajasthan train to run from Jan: Pakist...

Pakistan has said the much-awaited train service between Khokrapar in Sindh province and Munabao in Rajasthan would begin from January next year. Work is on to lay broad-gauge railway track...

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Sindhi: WSC Sindhi Unity Forum Calls for a Protest...

The WSC Sindhi Unity Forum has planned a protest demonstration outside the Pakistan High Commission in London on Sunday 25th September 2005 at 12.00 hours, to highlight various issues, including...

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Sindh: Prime Minister Lauds Peaceful Conduct of...

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that it is heartening the first and second phase of Local Bodies Elections have completed peacefully in Sindh. He said, while talking to Chief Minister Sindh...

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Sindh: Pakistani Army likely to take Complete...

Untitled Document Army is likely to take complete dministrative control of Sindh due to fear of terrorism, disruption, bloodletting and tribal clashes during the forthcoming local...

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Sindhs Plea for Private Guards Rejected

Untitled Document The Election Commission on Monday turned down Sindh’s request for deployment of around 3,000 private security guards in different polling stations of the...

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World Sindhi Congress (Sindhi Unity Forum) application...

The UNPO Steering Committee (SC) recently approved the membership application by the World Sindhi Congress (WSC). This decision requires standard approval by the UNPO General Assembly, which...

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