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“Certain folks start playing Sindh Card despite having ravaged the life of the common Sindhi.”

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Imran Khan
Imran Khan

Imran Khan is a notable Pakistani politician and former cricket player. He is the founder and leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, which has gained considerable popularity in Pakistan for its promises of social and economic reforms. Born on November 25, 1952, Khan began his career as a cricket player, achieving international acclaim as the captain of the Pakistani cricket team. After retiring from cricket, he shifted his focus to politics and established the PTI in 1996. Over the years, he has been a vocal advocate for change in Pakistan, addressing issues such as corruption, poverty, and education. Khan's political career has included several key achievements. He served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022, implementing policies aimed at improving the country's economy and social welfare. His tenure was characterized by efforts to combat corruption, promote transparency, and invest in infrastructure. Khan is also recognized for his philanthropic work, particularly through the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, which he founded in 1994. Khan's leadership style and policies have been both lauded and criticized. His supporters praise his commitment to social justice and his efforts to reform the political system. Critics, however, argue that his government faced challenges in implementing effective policies and managing the country's economic and security issues. Despite the controversies, Khan remains a significant figure in Pakistani politics, with a strong following and a vision for the country's future. more

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“The Province of Sindh (now a state in Pakistan) is bordered on the east by the Thar desert of India and in the west by the mountains of Baluchistan; it boasts of the port city of Karachi as well as the remains of the Indus Valley civilization. Its history is chequered and is best known by the brief message ‘PECCAVI’ sent by its British conqueror Charles Napier to his superiors in the Bombay Presidency. Tracing its origin to the Indus Valley settlements of Mohen-jo-daro (itself a Sindhi word meaning the ‘gate/hillock of the dead’), Sindh was part of various Hindu kingdoms up to 712 AD when Mohammed bin Kasim conquered it and established Muslim rule. Various Muslim dynasties ruled over Sindh undisturbed until 1843 when the British decided that its strategic importance necessitated its conquest. The colonial policies of land and education tipped the economic and social balance. The Hindu minority of Sindh which had always been rich but unobtrusive, now cornered powerful positions in the nineteenth century, evoking a strong feeling among Sindhi Muslim leaders that they had not received their just desserts.”

“Although the rich and prosperous Hindus of Sindh must have felt insecure and frightened in the new state of Pakistan, by and large, the threat to physical safety was relatively less in Sindh. The danger to the lives and property of Sindhi Hindus became palpable once Muslim immigrants, driven out of Bihar and the United Provinces, entered Sindh.”

“Three months after Partition, when Acharya Kripalani (president, Indian National Congress) visited Sindh he noted that, ‘There was only a slight exodus of the Hindus and Sikhs from Sindh. It did not suffer from any virulent fanaticism. To whatever faith the Sindhis belonged, they were powerfully influenced by Sufi and Vedantic thoughts”