Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz

Name of Organization

Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz

Formation

Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz was formed in 2000 by Shafi Burfat after he developed differences with Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party chief Dr. Abdul Qadir Magsi[1]

Leadership



Shafi Burfat

Shafi Burfat is the leader and founder Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz who believes in the liberation of Sindh from Pakistan. He is currently in Afghanistan and runs his organization from Kabul.[2]

Raja Dahir Bhambro

Raja Dahir Bhambro was a member of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz. Raja Dahir was abducted from Bachal Bhambro village in Sindh on June 4^th 2015 and his body was dumped on Super Highway near Nooriabad, Karachi a month later. He was the son of a notable Sindhi writer and historian Atta Muhammad Bhambro.[3]

Muzaffar Bhutto

Muzaffar Bhutto was a member of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz. He was a graduate from the Mehran University of Engineering Technology. Muzaffar Bhutto went missing on February 24, 2011 and was found dead a year later.[4]

School of Thought

Sindh Nationalism

Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz fights for liberation of Sindh from Pakistan

Structure of the organization

No information is available.

Financial Sources

According to Investigative agencies, it is assumed that Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz is funded by Indian Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)^{^[5]}

Status

Proscribed on 15^th March 2013 by Pakistan Government[6]

Recruitment Tools and Demographics

Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz has a student wing Jeay Sindh Students Federation, so it is assumed the organization recruits students through its student wing.[7]

Ideology

Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz is a militant group which is fighting for the freedom of Sindhudesh from the occupation of Pakistan[8]

Linkages

The organization does not have links with any other group

Areas of Operation

The group operates in the province of Sindh

Tools

Print Media

Not Available

Publications

Not Available

Audio/Video:

Not Available

Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JSMMSindhOfficial

https://www.facebook.com/jsmmofficial

The leader of JSMM Shafi Burfat also has his own twitter account through which he spreads his messages. The twitter account has now been suspended.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/shafiburfat

Name Variations

None

Who they are

Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz is a Sindhi nationalist organization fighting for the independence of Sindh.[9] It is led by Shafi Burfat a fugitive who is living in exile in Kabul and is running operations from there. He is wanted by the Criminal Investigative Department of Sindh for many years and carries a head money of Rs.5 billion. The organization is wanted by the authorities for being involved in terrorist activities like bomb attacks targeting houses of Pakistan People Party leaders in different towns of Sindh. No information is available regarding the details of their extremist activities. [10]

History

Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz was formed in 2000 after Shafi Burfat developed differences with Dr. Abdul Qadir Magsi the leader of Sindh Taraqi pasand Party (STP). [11]Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz has for the past many years been struggling for the independence of Sindh.[12]. Shafi Burfat is currently living in exile in Kabul and running the organization from there. [13]

Organization’s Message

The organization’s message is to fight for the independence of Sindh.[14]

Target Audience

Information regarding target audience is not available

Tools

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JSMMSindhOfficial

https://www.facebook.com/jsmmofficial

Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz Sindh

Likes: 2,451

Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz Official

Likes: 2,643

The leader of JSMM Shafi Burfat also has his own twitter account through which he spreads his messages, but now the account has been suspended.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/shafiburfat

Splinter Groups

No information is available

Annexure

Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party

Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party is a political party struggling for the prosperity of Sindh. It is headed by Dr. Qadir Magsi.[15]

Dr Qadir Magsi

Dr Qadir Magsi is a politician from Sindh and leader of Sindhi Taraqqi Pasand Party. He has been jailed many times due to political reasons.[16]

Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)

Research and Analysis Wing is the intelligence agency of India .It was created after the 1962 Indo China War and India Pakistan War of 1965 which exposed the gaps in intelligence gathering undertaken by the Intelligence Bureau [17]

[1] Sangi.Sohail. Analysis: Sindh nationalists stand divided. December 4^th 2014.Dawn.Retrieved on 15^th July 2015.Retrieved from http://www.dawn.com/news/1148698

[2] Mir. Amir. October 17^th 2012. Fugitive Sindhudesh chief operating from Kabul. The News. Retrieved on 15^th July 2015. Retrieved from http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-137948-Fugitive-Sindhudesh-chief-operating-from-Kabul

[3] Enforced disappearance: Leader missing for 50 days found dead. The Express Tribune. Retrieved on 15^th July 2015.Retrieved from http://tribune.com.pk/story/926925/enforced-disappearance-leader-missing-for-50-days-found-dead/

[4] Tunio.Hafeez. May 23^rd 2012. JSMM’s Muzaffar Bhutto found dead after going missing for over a year. The Express Tribune. Retrieved on 15^th July 2015.Retrieved from http://tribune.com.pk/story/382707/jsmms-muzaffar-bhutto-found-dead-after-going-missing-for-over-a-year/

[5] Ibid

[6] List of Terrorist Organizations. Government of Pakistan National Crisis Management Cell, Ministry of Interior. Retrieved on 15^th July 2015.Retrieved from http://nacta.gov.pk/Download_s/__bannedOrgs.pdf

[7] Van Torched, detainees freed: Police and Students clash on SU Jamshoro campus.20^th November 2012.Dawn.Retrieved on 15^th July 2015. Retrieved from http://www.dawn.com/news/765354/van-torched-detainees-freed-police-and-students-clash-on-su-jamshoro-campus

[8] Mir. Amir. October 17^th 2012. Fugitive Sindhudesh chief operating from Kabul. The News. Retrieved on 15^th July 2015. Retrieved from http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-137948-Fugitive-Sindhudesh-chief-operating-from-Kabul

[9] JSMM plans congregation. June 11 2013.Dawn.Retrieved on 15^th July 2015.Retrieved from http://www.dawn.com/news/1017449/jsmm-plans-congregation

[10] Mir. Amir. October 17^th 2012. Fugitive Sindhudesh chief operating from Kabul. The News. Retrieved on 15^th July 2015. Retrieved from http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-137948-Fugitive-Sindhudesh-chief-operating-from-Kabul

[11] Sangi.Sohail. Analysis: Sindh nationalists stand divided. December 4^th 2014.Dawn.Retrieved on 15^th July 2015.Retrieved from http://www.dawn.com/news/1148698

[12] JSMM plans congregation. June 11 2013.Dawn.Retrieved on 15^th July 2015.Retrieved from http://www.dawn.com/news/1017449/jsmm-plans-congregation

[13] Mir. Amir. October 17^th 2012. Fugitive Sindhudesh chief operating from Kabul. The News. Retrieved on 15^th July 2015. Retrieved from http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-137948-Fugitive-Sindhudesh-chief-operating-from-Kabul

[14] JSMM plans congregation. June 11 2013.Dawn.Retrieved on 15^th July 2015.Retrieved from http://www.dawn.com/news/1017449/jsmm-plans-congregation

[15] Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party. Business Recorder .Retrieved on 15^th July 2015.Retrieved from http://www.brecorder.com/Elections2013/party/STP.html

[16] Qadir Magsi. Pakistan Times. Retrieved on 15^th July 2015.Retrieved from http://www.pakistantimes.com/topics/qadir-magsi/

[17] Narayanan.M.K. To Win before the War.Outlook. Retrieved on 15^th July 2015. Retrieved from http://www.outlookindia.com/article/to-win-before-the-war/294329