Pakistan Social Sciences Review March 2020, Vol. 4, No. 1 [154-166] P-ISSN 2664-0422 O-ISSN 2664-0430 RESEARCH PAPER One-Unit Period and Sindh: A Bitter Reminiscence Sultan Mubariz Khan 1 , Misbah Shaheen 2 Aaqib Shahzad Alvi 3 1. Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and IR, University of Gujrat, Pakistan 2. Lecturer, Department of Politics &IR, University of Sargodha, Pakistan 3. Lecturer, Department of Social Work, University of Sargodha, Pakistan PAPER INFO ABSTRACT Received: February 09, 2020 Accepted: March 28, 2020 Online: March 31, 2020 This study inquires the political, cultural and economic grievances of indigenous Sindhis and role of the actual or perceived injustices for the rise of Sindhi ethno-nationalism. One-Unit was a scheme introduced by the Pakistani government to amalgamate all the areas of West Pakistan in a single province. Its implementation deprived existing provinces of their autonomy. The defunct provinces were not mere administrative units but were historical homelands of communities possessing distinctive ethno-cultural identities. Hence, it was not only a loss of political autonomy but was also a loss of identity for the people of smaller provinces. Larger proportion of One-Unit population belonged to the former province of Punjab. Punjabis also formed the most advanced ethnic group of West Pakistan. So their dominance in One- Unit’s administration, economy and politics was quite obvious. The government was compelled to abandon the One-Unit scheme after a decade and a half because of the resolute opposition by smaller provinces nevertheless it left bitter memories. Indigenous population of Sindh akin to people of other smaller provinces considered the One-Unit period as the bitterest experience of their history. It is abominated as the colonial period during which people had to face many suffering and lead a miserable life. That strengthened ethno- nationalists sentiment among indigenous Sindhis. The perceptions of Sindhis’ exploitation are how much based on reality demand a comprehensive investigation based on empirical pieces of evidence Keywords: One-Unit, Sindh, Nationalism, Identity, Grievances, Representation Corresponding Author: misbah.shaheen @uos.edu.pk Introduction All the areas of the western region of Pakistan were integrated in a single province by abolishing the existing provinces and autonomous states. The new