March 26, 2008	Wednesday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 17, 1429

HYDERABAD, March 25: The Jeay Sindh Mahaz has pledged to continue struggle for a ‘sovereign and autonomous’ Sindh, saying: “Pakistan came into being on the basis of 1940’s Pakistan Resolution which envisaged autonomous federating units but the state has violated the agreement.”

A statement faxed to Dawn after a meeting of JSM ad-hoc committee in Karachi said: “In view of the treatment meted out to Sindh over the past 60 years, the Sindhi nation should be asked to make a fresh decision.”

It said: “The state of Pakistan has violated the 1940 resolution and, therefore, has forfeited its political, legal and moral rights to rule over Sindhis.”

It said that time had come when under the internationally recognised principles, the Sindhis be given an opportunity to decide about their destiny.