Sindh Hari Committee

The Sindh Hari Committee was a leftist and Sindhi nationalist political organization in Sindh, Pakistan that sought to promote the interests of the haris (landless peasant farmers) of Sindh. It was founded in 1930 by G. M. Syed.^[1] In 1947, Hyder Bux Jatoi took over as president of the committee until his death in 1970.^[2] In 1957 it became a constituent party of the National Awami Party.^[3]

References

1. Oskar Verkaaik, Migrants and Militants: Fun and Urban Violence in Pakistan, Princeton University Press, 2004, pg. 31
2. Zubeida Mustafa, Champion of haris’ rights, Dawn (newspaper), 2 June 2010
3. Progressive Movements in Pakistan Collection, International Institute of Social History website, accessed 27 June 2010