Jinnahpur
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Jinnahpur refers to an alleged plot in Pakistan
to form a breakaway state to serve as a homeland for the Karachi based Urdu
-speaking Muhajir community. The alleged name to be given to the proposed breakaway state was "Jinnahpur", named after Mohammed Ali Jinnah. In 1992, the Pakistani military claimed it had found maps of the proposed Jinnahpur state in the offices of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (now renamed Muttahida Qaumi Movement
), despite the party's strong refutation of the veracity of the maps. Despite the party's strong commitment to the Pakistani state, the government of Nawaz Sharif chose to use it as the basis for the military operation against the MQM, known as Operation Clean-up
. However in August 2009, two senior military officers at the time (one of them Brigadier Imtiaz Billa) of the operation revealed that the maps had been fabricated.
The MQM has been exonerated by Supreme Court in this regard.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
to form a breakaway state to serve as a homeland for the Karachi based Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
-speaking Muhajir community. The alleged name to be given to the proposed breakaway state was "Jinnahpur", named after Mohammed Ali Jinnah. In 1992, the Pakistani military claimed it had found maps of the proposed Jinnahpur state in the offices of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (now renamed Muttahida Qaumi Movement
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
Muttahida Qaumi Movement generally known as MQM, is a liberal-secular political party of Pakistan. It is generally known as a party which holds immense mobilizing potential in province of Sindh...
), despite the party's strong refutation of the veracity of the maps. Despite the party's strong commitment to the Pakistani state, the government of Nawaz Sharif chose to use it as the basis for the military operation against the MQM, known as Operation Clean-up
Operation Clean-up
The Operation Clean-up was a military operation led by Pakistan Army and the Army Rangers under the command of Brigadier Imtiaz Ahmed in Karachi, Pakistan that lasted from 1992−1994. The claimed goal of the operation was to 'cleanse' the city of "anti-social" elements...
. However in August 2009, two senior military officers at the time (one of them Brigadier Imtiaz Billa) of the operation revealed that the maps had been fabricated.
The MQM has been exonerated by Supreme Court in this regard.