The Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), led by Shafi Burfat, has called on the United Nations and the international community to exert political and diplomatic pressure on Pakistan to conduct an internationally supervised referendum on the future and independence of Sindhudesh.
Diplomatic Outreach Planned
In a statement posted on X, JSMM announced it would engage diplomatically with governments, international organizations, lawmakers, scholars, media outlets, and human rights groups to build support for what it describes as a peaceful and democratic resolution of the Sindhudesh issue. The initiative will be coordinated through JSMM's International Diplomatic Committee.
According to the statement, JSMM maintains that Sindh is the historical homeland of the Sindhi nation and the cradle of the ancient Indus Civilization. The group argues that the people of Sindh should be allowed to determine their political future through a referendum supervised by the United Nations and representatives of the broader international community.
Targeted Countries
The organization said it would approach governments, including those of the United States, India, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, China, Japan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Israel, Qatar, and Turkiye, urging them to support its demand through diplomatic channels.
JSMM stated that an internationally supervised referendum would provide a peaceful mechanism for addressing the political aspirations of the Sindhi nation while helping to avoid violence and humanitarian suffering. It further argued that the issue should be viewed within the framework of international law, democratic principles, and the right of people to self-determination.
Commitment to Peaceful Struggle
The group also said that if Pakistan declines to hold such a referendum, it would continue seeking political, diplomatic, and moral support from the international community for what it described as the Sindhi nation's struggle for national freedom. Concluding the statement, Burfat said that the future course of the issue depended on Pakistan's willingness to resolve it through democratic means.
This development highlights ongoing tensions in the Sindh region and the international dimension of the self-determination movement. The JSMM's call for UN involvement underscores its strategy to internationalize the issue, seeking external pressure on Pakistan to address the demand for a referendum.
