Jinnahpur refers to an alleged plot in Pakistan to form a breakaway autonomous state to serve as a homeland for the Muhajir people.[1]
Overview
Mohajirs were refugees who moved to modern-day Pakistan from modern-day India during Partition of India in 1947. The name to be given to the proposed breakaway state was "Jinnahpur", named after Mohammed Ali Jinnah. In 1992, the Pakistani military planted the maps of the proposed Jinnahpur state in the offices of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (now renamed Muttahida Qaumi Movement)to frame them. The government of Nawaz Sharif chose to use it as the basis for the military operation against the MQM, known as Operation Clean-up.[2]
Critics
In August 2009, two senior military officers at the time (one of them Brigadier Imtiaz Billa) of the operation claimed that the maps had been fabricated.[3] According to them the Jinnahpur maps were false allegations and an attempt to divide the nation. Their stance was immediately challenged by Major (R) Nadeem Dar, then an ISI officer, who claimed to have recovered maps and related documents personally after raiding MQM headquarter and sent them to Major Haroon and Major Nadeem.[4]
References
- ^ "Pakistan cracks showing as Mohajir leader appeals to UN, US, India for rescue". The Times of India. 3 August 2015.
- ^ The MQM of Pakistan: Between Political Party and Ethnic Movement, Mohammad Waseem, in Political parties in South Asia, ed. Mitra, Enskat & Spiess, pp185
- ^ Retired army officers absolve MQM of Jinnahpur plot: Altaf calls for truth and reconciliation commission, Dawn.com, 25 August 2009
- ^ Archives, Aaj News (27 August 2009). "Ex-ISI official says he has recovered Jinnahpur maps". Aaj. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- [1], Dawn.com, 26 August 2009
- Migrants and militants: fun and urban violence in Pakistan, Oskar Verkaaik, 2004, pp78
- Inside Pakistan: 52 years outlook, Sanjay Dutt, 2000, pp260,