Fatima Gul, a Sindhi-American and passionate Sindhi activist, gave remarks on human rights abuses in Sindh to the Foreign Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Her speech detailed the issue of forced conversions, enforced disappearances, Pakistan’s blasphemy law, and recent violence in the town of Ghotki. See her full speech in the Youtube Read more about Sindhi activist testifies on human rights issues in Sindh at the 2019 Committee on Foreign Affairs[…]

We at the Sindhi American Political Action Committee (SAPAC) are honored to share the great news that Congressman Pete Olson (R-TX) has joined the Congressional Sindh Caucus. The Congressman has been serving his Texas district since 2009. During this time he has committed to striving for better education, national security, and federal spending. We humbly Read more about Congressman Pete Olson joins the Sindh Caucus[…]

SAPAC has received notice that Aaqib Chandio, and young innocent student that was taken in 2018, was released yesterday. Photos have surfaced of his released and reunion with Aaqib’s family. In the middle of July, during the Pakistani PM Imran Khan’s visit with President Trump, SAPAC and Sindh Lobby Day participants attended numerous meetings with Read more about Aaqib Chandio, forcibly disappeared Sindhi for over one year, finally released amid international pressure[…]

SAPAC has received noticed that Inam Bhatti, a forcibly disappeared Sindhi university professor and activist that was taken by Pakistani secret agencies on September 4th, was successfully released today. We suspect this release was due to media pressure by the Sindhi community, SAPAC, and Congressman Brad Sherman’s (Chairman of the Sindh Caucus) activism on Twitter.

U.S. Representative Brad Sherman made a series of tweets about the newly disappeared Inam Bhatti, a Sindhi university professor who was taken by Pakistan authorities outside of an airport. SAPAC also tweeted the Pakistani government directly to urge Bhatti’s release. Putting pressure on the Pakistani government over social media to make changes throughout the country Read more about Congressman Brad Sherman and SAPAC urge release of forcibly disappeared Sindhi, Inam Bhatti[…]

Fatima Gul, Executive Director of SAPAC, met with journalist Sandra Sadek of the news agency Homeland 411 in Washington, D.C. From this, Sadek wrote a detailed and immersive article on the human rights abuses in Sindh and SAPAC advocacy in the U.S. government. This is the first time that SAPAC has been discussed so thoroughly Read more about SAPAC and Sindh issues thoroughly discussed in local Washington, D.C. news article[…]

On July 23 Congressman Brad Sherman, founder of the Congressional Sindh Caucus, conducted a floor speech on human rights issues related to Sindh and Sindhi people during Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Washington D.C. This speech was given along with his signature on the congressional letter sent to President Trump. This letter also Read more about Rep. Sherman gives floor speech on Sindh and congressional letter to President Trump[…]

SAPAC members were honored to attend Congressman Elijah Cummings luncheon at the National Press Club. Rep. Cummings, Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, had a great discussion about how to lead the next generation into a better future of equality, tolerance, and respect–the same characteristics SAPAC works to improve for Sindhis. Read more about SAPAC attends Rep. Cummings luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.[…]