"Return to 1940": Pashtunkhwa NAP and Awami Tehreek Demand a New Social Contract for Oppressed Nations
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News Draft: Nationalist Leaders Call for New Social Contract Based on 1940 Resolution
HYDERABAD A high-level delegation of the Pashtunkhwa National Awami Party (PKNAP), led by Central Secretary General Khurshid Kakaji, visited the Awami Tehreek headquarters at Palijo House today. The meeting with Awami Tehreek’s Senior Vice President Noor Ahmed Katiar and other top leaders marks a strengthening alliance between the two parties over the current national political crisis.
Demand for Sovereignty
Speaking to the attendees, Khurshid Kakaji emphasized that the only way forward for Pakistan is a "new social agreement" that honors the original spirit of the 1940 Resolution. He argued that the foundational document envisioned independent and autonomous states, a vision he claims was "nullified" by the Objectives Resolution and subsequent authoritarian shifts that transformed the country into a unitary, religious state.
"Pakistan’s foundation is the 1940 Resolution, but the system is now running by force," Kakaji stated, adding that Sindh’s cities are currently under threat from conspiracies aimed at division.
Resistance to SIFC and "Water Terrorism"
Awami Tehreek leaders raised sharp concerns regarding the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) and planned canal projects on the Indus River. Noor Ahmed Katiar described these initiatives as a move to block Sindh’s water and seize cultural and tourist sites under the guise of "Green Tourism."
Leader Abdul Qadir Ranto further alleged a political nexus between the PPP and MQM, claiming both are "on the same page" regarding anti-Sindh projects and the rising influence of bandits in the province.
Joint Roadmap
The two parties resolved to unite "oppressed nations" to protect their national identities and resources from global imperialism and domestic authoritarianism. The delegation included prominent figures such as Nasrullah Khan Zehri (President, Balochistan) and Sadiq Agha (President, Sindh), signaling a broad provincial consensus.
