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Matruka (Arabic: متروکہ; ) is an Arabic and Urdu word.[1][2] meaning abandoned from the possession, left by immigrants inherited wealth. land and property. It is derived from trk (Arabic: ترک)[3] which means left, deserted, omitted, renounced. It also means given up, given away, parted with, abdication, abandoned or relinquished.

In the India/Pakistan context

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Matruka is used to refer to lands abandoned by their owners following the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan.

When Pakistan was created[4] from united India, Unintentional bilateral exchange of populations and lands occurred due to communal riots.[5] This led to the migration of different religious minorities between the newly formed countries. Millions abandoned (ترک) their lands, properties, businesses, and belongings in both India and Pakistan. Sikhs and Hindus left Pakistan for India while Muslims left their wealth, lands, and businesses in India to migrate to Pakistan.The partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 has significant. effect on those who migrated. Around twenty million people were displaced. In human migrations usually been one way movement of masses out of certain calamity. Partition of India is the only incident when bilateral exchange of population and lands ever happened.[6][7]

Initially, it was expected that migrants will return to their hometowns and villages;[5] over time, exchange of populations and lands become permanent. The negotiation process began in August 1947. After the lengthy process, the two countries endorsed this exchange of lands. Indian Prime Minister Nehru and Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan outlined the pathway for this exchange at the Delhi summit on April 8, 1950. Instead of terms like 'abandoned' or 'relinquished,' the term 'evacuee' was used. This term described the true nature of these lands and properties.[8][9] In Pakistan, Urdu was the official and most commonly used language, and the Urdu word matruka (متروکہ) was used. Evacuee lands in the province of Sindh are collectively called Matruka Sindh (متروکہ سندھ) of which Muhajir are entitled to be the rightful claimant by the bilateral treaty, constitution and laws.[10] [11] [12] [8] [13]

Evacuee lands & properties were not from one city, district or province, yet highest concentration was in divided Punjab. Government of West Punjab Pakistan initiated the term "agreed" for evacuee from East Punjab & Delhi. The rest of the migrants from India were declared as "non-agreed." Indian Government did not accept this terminology for their migrants from any area of Pakistan. Meanwhile, migrants from the rest of India in Pakistan, especially UP, demanded an end to this distinction of "agreed" and "non-agreed". Finally Government of Pakistan abolished the terms of "Agreed" & "non-agreed" for evacuee lands in 1966.[5] [14]

Estimating the exact total area of Matruka (or evacuee) lands in both Pakistan including Sindh and India is challenging. Both countries initially provided exaggerated estimates of the lands left behind by migrants. Muslims ruled various regions of India for centuries before partition. Excluding East Punjab, Muslims from other parts of India owned numerous Princely States, agricultural lands, businesses, and residential properties across India.[15][16][17][18] Same way Hindus were the major land holder in Pakistan including Sindh. Muslim Sindhis owned only 30% of documented lands in Sindh before partition.[19]

Muhajir arrival in Sindh being welcomed by the local masses, however they faced persecution and racial discrimination by certain powerful land lords. Official estimates indicate that influential landlords in province of Sindh, in collusion with evacuee property officials, appropriated over 300,000 acres of evacuee agricultural land.

The issue of Matruka Sindh (evacuee property and lands) sparked significant resentment among Muhajir in the province of Sindh. [20] [21] [22] [5] In recent decade Muhajir political leaders like Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and Mustafa kamal of MQM have spoken on this issue during their political rallies. MQM won all the national and provincial electoral seats in Muhajir areas, in last election held in February 2024. [23] [24] [25]

References

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  2. ^ "Urdu Word متروکہ - Matrooka Meaning in English is Abandond". UrduPoint. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  3. ^ "تَرْک لفظ کے معانی | tark - Urdu meaning". Rekhta Dictionary (in Urdu). Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  4. ^ "Partition of India", Wikipedia, 2024-08-31, retrieved 2024-08-31
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  6. ^ Bhagavan, Manu (July 2007). "Life After Partition: Migration, Community and Strife in Sindh, 1947–1962. By Sarah Ansari (New York, Oxford University Press, 2005) 240 pp. $24.95". The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 38 (1): 173–175. doi:10.1162/jinh.2007.38.1.173. ISSN 0022-1953.
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  9. ^ Pakistan treaty series 1947 -1953
  10. ^ "متروکہ جائیداد کو دوبارہ غیر متروکہ قرار نہیں دیا جا سکتا: سپریم کورٹ سول عدالتوں کا اختیار سماعت ختم". Nawaiwaqt (in Urdu). 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
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  12. ^ THE PAKISTAN (ADMINISTRATION OF EVACUEE PROPERTY) ACT, 1957.
  13. ^ THE DISPLACED PERSONS (LAND SETTLEMENT) ACT [XLVII OF 1958] [Dated 23rd September 1958]
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  16. ^ Chaudhri, Mohammed Ahsen (1957). "Evacuee Property in India and Pakistan". Pakistan Horizon. 10 (2): 96–109. ISSN 0030-980X. JSTOR 41393804.
  17. ^ Schechtman, Joseph B. (1953). "Evacuee Property in India and Pakistan". India Quarterly. 9 (1): 3–35. ISSN 0974-9284. JSTOR 45071090.
  18. ^ Rishi, Parul (2024-03-26). "Princely States In India List, Background, Integration". PHYSICS WALLAH. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  19. ^ Separation of Sindh, Vol. 1, p. 347  by Hameeda Khuru
  20. ^ Ansari, Sarah (1994), "The Movement of Indian Muslims to West Pakistan after 1947: Partition-Related Migration and its Consequences for the Pakistani Province of Sind", Migration: The Asian Experience, London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 149–168, doi:10.1007/978-1-349-23678-7_8, ISBN 978-1-349-23680-0, retrieved 2024-08-31
  21. ^ Ansari, Sarah F. D. (2005). Life after partition: migration, community and strife in Sindh, 1947-1962. Karachi: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-597834-6.
  22. ^ "10 mega corruption cases of Sindh depts closed". The News International. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  23. ^ "متروکہ سندھ ہمارا ہے اس کے لئے جدوجہد جاری رکھیں گے ڈاکٹر خالد مقبول". Nawaiwaqt (in Urdu). 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
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  25. ^ ڈیسک, ویب (2018-09-02). "متروکہ سندھ کی زمین ہماری ہے جس پر صوبہ بنانے کا حق رکھتے ہیں: خالد مقبول". ARYNews.tv | Urdu - Har Lamha Bakhabar (in Urdu). Retrieved 2024-09-02.
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