Insurgency in Sindh

Insurgency in Sindh
	; Map of major ethnic groups in Pakistan, Sindhis (Yellow) are in the Southeast
Date	2003 – Present ; (20 years)
Location	Sindh, Pakistan
Status	Ongoing (low-level insurgency)
Belligerents
Pakistan; Government of Sindh Ministry of Interior; ; Pakistan Armed Forces Civil Armed Forces; Sindh Rangers; Pakistani intelligence community; ; Sindh Police;	Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army; Sindhudesh Liberation Army; Supported by; Balochistan Liberation Army; Baluch Liberation Front; Balochistan Republican Army (until 2022); Baloch Nationalist Army (from 2022)
Commanders and leaders
Murad Ali Shah ; (Chief Minister of Sindh); Rana Sanaullah ; (Interior Minister of Pakistan); Iftikhar Hassan Chaudhry ; (Major-General of Sindh); Ghulam Nabi Memon ; (Inspector-General)	Darya Khan; Gulzar Imam (2022–2023) ; Sarfraz Bangulzai (2023) ; Basheer Zeb
Strength
50,000+	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
	83+ civilians

The Insurgency in Sindh is a low-intensity insurgency waged by Sindhi Nationalists against the government of Pakistan. Sindhi nationalists want to create an independent state called Sindhudesh. However, this movement never gained support from the populace of urban Sindh.

Sindhi nationalists have allied up with Baloch nationalists over the years to counter Pakistan's security forces.^[7] The Muhajirs fear relocation and non-Sindhi communities which reside mainly in urban Sindh have collaborated with Pakistan state forces over the years countering the insurgency.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Pakistani militants shift focus to cities in targeting of Chinese". Nikkei Asia. 27 December 2020.
^ "'Sindhi separatists carried out 10 terror attacks across province in 2020'". The News. 4 January 2021.
^ "Missing political approaches". Dawn News. 12 July 2020.
^ Aakash Tolani (16 April 2014). "Sindh is not East Pakistan". Observer Research Foundation (ORF).
^ "BNA chief says farewell to arms". Express Tribune. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ "Sarfraz Bangulzai Baloch Appointed As New Head of BNA, Media Reports". Khaama Press. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
^ "Sindhi and Baluch Separatists Team Up to Target Chinese Interests in Pakistan". Jamestown. Retrieved 2023-02-21.

[asia.nikkei.com-27-12-2020-1] "Pakistani militants shift focus to cities in targeting of Chinese". Nikkei Asia. 27 December 2020.

[2] "'Sindhi separatists carried out 10 terror attacks across province in 2020'". The News. 4 January 2021.

[3] "Missing political approaches". Dawn News. 12 July 2020.

[Aakash_Tolani-4] Aakash Tolani (16 April 2014). "Sindh is not East Pakistan". Observer Research Foundation (ORF).

[farewell-5] "BNA chief says farewell to arms". Express Tribune. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[appointed-6] "Sarfraz Bangulzai Baloch Appointed As New Head of BNA, Media Reports". Khaama Press. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

[7] "Sindhi and Baluch Separatists Team Up to Target Chinese Interests in Pakistan". Jamestown. Retrieved 2023-02-21.

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