History of The Hur Freedom Movement
During the British rule (according to Voice of Sureh by Lutaf Mangrio and Nadeem Wagan), Pir Pagaro declared his community "Hur" (free from British slavery). The British tried to crush the uprising and that started an armed resistance by Hurs. Ultimately the British passed the Hur Act, where the entire Hur community was declared criminals and were ordered to be shot to death on sight.
The Hurs continued their struggle even after the hanging of the Pir Sahib, right up to the time of the independence of Pakistan, Pakistan having acquired the status of an independent country.
Pir Pagaro Syed Sibghatullah Shah II was hanged on March 20, 1943 and the British left the subcontinent four years later on 14 August 1947. After the end of British rule, Pir Pagaro's two sons, who were in British custody in England, were released and came back to lead their community. Sindh was a province in the newly independent Pakistan. The sons of Sibghatullah Shah Shaheed, Pir Sikandar Shah and PirSyed Shah Mardan Shah-II were brought to Pakistan in December 1951 after long negotiations. The elder son, Pir Syed Shah Mardan Shah-II became the new Pir Pagara in February 1952 .
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