In a disturbing incident, a delegation from the Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) was attacked by terrorists on Tuesday, while returning home from a visit to injured national workers at Hyderabad Civil Hospital.
The attack took place as the delegation, led by Gaurav Sindhi, was leaving the hospital after visiting workers who had been injured by Pak Army backed institutions. Unknown armed assailants launched a murderous assault on the group, leaving Gaurav Sindhi critically injured with three bullet wounds. He has been rushed to Hyderabad Civil Hospital and remains in serious condition.
JSFM has condemned the attack, saying that it was Pak Army-sponsored. “We believe this murderous attack was orchestrated by Army-sponsored terrorists. We strongly condemn this barbaric act of terrorism and appeal to international human rights organizations to take notice of the ongoing killings, looting, and brutality in Sindh and take immediate action,” said a spokesperson from the movement.
This incident highlights the broader issue of systematic persecution faced by the Sindhi people, including enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and the suppression of religious minorities. The situation for Sindhi Hindus, in particular, has worsened, as they face discrimination in the society. Pakistan, with clearly a concept as nation is limited to Pakistani Punjabis. Any community be it Sindhi, Baloch and Pashtuns among others are discriminated and are always looked upon with suspicion. In Sindh, as organisations like JSFM have been critic of this Punjabism flavour of Pakistan, they have time and again called upon the people of Sindh to unite in the resistance against the Pak Army-run regime for the cause of Sindhudesh. This becomes one of the prominent reason that this peaceful organisation, which relies solely on measures like protests, demonstrations, etc is mercilessly targeted by Pak Army and its mercenary forces.
Nevertheless, after the incident, the Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement issued an appeal and urged global attention and intervention to address the growing violence and human rights violations in the region.