Sindhudesh Liberation Army
The Sindhudesh Liberation Army is a Sindhi nationalist militant organization based in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Its aim is to separate Sindh from Pakistan & establish an independent state known as Sindhudesh. It became publicly known in 2010 after it claimed responsibility for a targeted bomb blast on railway tracks near Hyderabad, Pakistan. The group is currently active in some parts of the city of Karachi and mostly active the rural areas of Sindh province.
Darya Khan is the leader of the group.
Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz's Chairman, Shafi Muhammad Burfat was reported to be operating the Sindhudesh Liberation Army from Kabul, in 2012.
Origin
The Sindhudesh Liberation Army has been involved in terrorist activities since as far back as at least 2007 in Sindh and Karachi. At first, attacks were confined to damaging ATM machines, power transmission lines and railway tracks, but gradually began to include attacking security forces, mainly the Sindh Police and Sindh Rangers deployed in Sindh. After a surge in attacks, Pakistan's Interior Ministry included the group, along with the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz, on its list of banned organizations under the Anti-Terrorism Act.Attacks and designation as a terrorist organization
The Sindhudesh Liberation Army is responsible for low-intensity bomb explosions in parts of Sindh. The group has been involved in terrorist activities since 2007 in Sindh and Karachi. At first, attacks were confined to damaging ATM machines, power transmission lines and railway tracks, but gradually began to include attacking security forces, mainly the Sindh Police and Sindh Rangers deployed in Sindh. In May 2012, the group claimed responsibility for low-intensity bomb explosions outside the bank branches and Automated Teller Machines of the National Bank of Pakistan in different districts of Sindh. Four people were injured in the attacks. In 2016, a vehicle of Chinese engineer was targeted with remote control bomb at Gulshan-e-Hadeed Karachi. The Chinese national and his driver were injured in the explosion. Sindhudesh Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack.After a surge in attacks, Pakistan's Interior Ministry included the group, along with the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz, on its list of banned organizations under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Pakistan has repeatedly accused India of creating and supporting the Sindhudesh Liberation Army.
On August 5, 2020, the Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army, a group allied with SLA, claimed responsibility for a grenade attack on a rally organized by the Jamaat-i-Islami in Karachi that injured about 40 people. The rally was taken out on the first anniversary of the Indian government's decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.