Dr. Dodo Mortimer Maheri is a Pakistani political leader and an activist for Sindhi rights.Carolyn Cosmos, "Treatment, Support Groups Assist Torture Survivors" , The Washington Diplomat, August 2003Staff Report, "Leaders demand Sindh’s share from federal revenue pool" , The Daily Times, November 08, 2004 He was spokesperson for Sindh United. but later joined Pakistan peoples party on the basis of doctors Job. "Protest against influx of IDPs", Dawn Report, Dawn Media Group, 22 May 2009
Political career Maheri was graduated from LMC Jamshoro, trained as a medical doctor. but became involved in politics while a student activist with the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz movement of G. M. Syed. At various times, he has spent 13 years imprisoned in Pakistani jails. and ten stipes in the time of General Zia ul Haq Martial Law. In 1996, the Deputy Secretary General of the World Sindhi Congress demanded Maheri's release, calling his imprisonment false.Saghir A. Shaikh, "Release of Mr. Bashir Qureshi and Dr. Dodo Maheri " , Press Release, World Sindhi Congress, 29 November 1996 Maheri joined Dr. Qadir Magsi's Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party. After disagreements, he resigned from the party.
Sindh National Congress In the early 2000s, Maheri was head of the Sindh National Council (SNC).Staff Report, "Sindh alliance rejects Musharraf's NFC statement" , The Daily Times, January 21, 2006 In 2006, Maheri and other Sindh leaders established the Sindh National Congress to found a Sindh-based political party, the Sindh United Party. Maheri serves as the party's public information secretary.
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