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Zulfiqar Shah (Sindhi ذوالفقار شاہ Hindi जुल्फिकार शाह) is civil rights activist, journalist and writer of Sindhi origin. He was forced by Pakistan Army to unlawfully leave the country and close down The Institute for Social Movements, Pakistan in May 2012. He resettled in Nepal where UNHCR approved him refugee status. In Kathmandu, he started freelancing with the newspapers and websites on the issues of Pakistan particularly concerning Sindh and Balochistan. He was insurrected in his house in Kathmandu and was given heavy metal poison by Pakistani intelligence agency ISI with local facilitation; however he was rescued by the local doctors. He was forced to leave Nepal, thus he left for Pakistan on December 2013. In Pakistan, he again was persecuted and threatened to be killed. He went India for medical treatment on 11 February 2014, where he was not only denied appropriate health treatment on behalf of Pakistan High Commission in Delhi, but also was harassed by the high commission officials.〔()〕〔()〕〔()〕〔()〕 He, along his wife Fatima Shah, gave a protest sit-in for 285 days near Indian Parliament house against Pakistan High Commission and its facilitation by the Indian authorities.〔()〕 Shah was born in a rural town Radhan of district Dadu, Sindh province in Pakistan. Formally educated in Philosophy as well as Development Studies, he was executive director at The Institute for Social Movements, Pakistan and editor,(The Social Movements ) journal during 2010 – 2012. Previously he led Sindh province chapter of (South Asia Partnership Pakistan (SAP PK) ), a countrywide rights based organisation. He has also served in University of Karachi as a Coordinator for National Institute of Excellence of Higher Education, a project by (PEP Foundation, USA ).;〔()〕 and was Program Mnager with Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum. He has been engaged with the political and democratic rights activism and movements in Sindh since last two decades. ==Activism== Shah was active part of child rights activism in Sindh during 1988–1994. Later on, he played an active role in the working class rights, national and ethnic liberties and (democratic rights ).〔(Daily Dawn, Karachi 14 August 2009 )〕〔(Rally Pakistan: Discrimination over Right to Natural Resources )〕 During 2004–2006, he played an important role in strengthening coastal communities movement for livelihood, ecological and water rights of Indus River Delta region.〔(Daily The News, Karachi 21 October 2006 )〕 He is vocal for secularism, civil democratic rule in Pakistan with the minimised role of non-civil actors in the statecraft〔(Rally Pakistan and Daily The News Karachi, OPED Pages )〕 and policies and always attempting to create peace〔(India PR Wire News Agency )〕 and 'one Southasia'〔(The Indian News )〕 constituency among the opinion makers and activists in Sindh. Since 2006, he is organising and actively advocating peasants' rights movement in Sindh.〔(Daily Dawn Karachi, 6 December 2008 )〕 In February 2009, he organised and led Sindh Peasants Long March for the land rights〔()〕 from Hyderabad to Sindh Assembly, Karachi that was participated by the thousands of peasants from across the province and was carried out for 12 days through 350 kilometres.〔(Daily Dawn, Karachi 16 February 2009 )〕〔(Sindh Peasants Long March Video Clips: 1 )〕〔(Sindh Peasants Long March Video Clips: 2 )〕 He has been staunch advocate for land reforms in Pakistan.〔(Encounter Page, Daily Dawn Karachi, February 2008 )〕 Shah has also been actively engaged in the civil society's initiatives against enforced disappearances in Sindh and Baluchistan and victimisation of peasants rights activists and agriculture labourers.〔(Daily Dawn, Karachi August, 2009 )〕 He, at various times, due to his bold stance has been persecuted by the various state and non-state factors.〔(Daily Dawn, Karachi September 2009 )〕〔(Rally Pakistan & Daily Dawn Karachi,OPED pages, March 2008 )〕 He was also part of the civil society peace initiatives for peace in South Asia, particularly between Pakistan and India.〔(India PR Wire News Agency )〕 In the recent wave of extremist violence in Pakistan after the murder of Salman Taseer, a staunch leader of Pakistan People's Party and Governor of Punjab, he along with many other civil society and peace activists initiated and strengthened peace activism in interior Sindh. He also facilitated and convened the (Movement for Peace & Tolerance,Pakistan )〔(Daily Dawn Karachi )〕 that is engaging rural Sindh activists in the pro peace movement.〔(Daily Dawn arachi )〕 In November 2011, he along with civil society activists from across the province launched a massive campaign against forced conversions, abductions and targeted murders of Hindus and other religious minorities in Sindh.〔()〕〔()〕 The 'Great Flood of Pakistan' 2010 victimised beyond 7 million people from various districts of Sindh and more than 5 million people became internally displaced persons.〔(Himal Southasian, Nepal, October 2010 )〕 Shah along with other activists facilitated quick support regarding the medical relief in the 12 districts of Sindh.〔(The Institute for Social Movements, Pakistan )〕〔(Fishing the Money, Express Tribune, Karachi 20 August 2010 )〕 Previously, he facilitated the rain floods of 2007 that almost inundated Hyderabad city, the second largest city of the province. He is also engaged in the flood victims and IDPs rights advocacy.〔(Daily Dawn, Karachi, 8 September 2010 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zulfiqar Shah」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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