I am Not Corrupt That's Why Sold Hyder Manzil: Jalal Shah


Sindh United Party (SUP) head, Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah has said that there were certain problems which compelled him to sell Hyder Manzil at Karachi, those who are opposing over selling his own property were on someone else's agenda.

He was addressing press after inauguration of Hyder Manzil Apartments here at Karachi.
"I inherited Hyder Manzil, which happened to be our family property and there were some reasons behind selling it, this building stood here for 85 years as our family property and I can't believe why some people are shouting on sell of my own property."

When a journalist asked Mr. Shah he has started to destroy the Hyder Manzil, in response he said that the journalist had no right to ask such a foolish question. He added that he was not corrupt and to survive he had to sale out his family property.

"There were family properties of Mirza Qaleech Baig and Imtaiz Shaikh in the same area, which also had historic importance but were sold out," he added.

Meanwhile, the builder named Imran Jumani, who has purchased Hyder Manzil has claimed that he was receiving threat calls from Switzerland and South Africa telling him to leave the place.

                         Historic Importance:
Hyder Manzil, the bungalow built in 1932 by GM Sayed, the “pioneer of modern Sindhi Nationalism”, would be razed to make way for a plaza, bringing to an end nearly a century of Pakistan’s history. The 85-year-old heritage bungalow is located on the periphery of the famous Nishtar Park in Old Karachi’s Soldier Bazaar.

As G M Syed was elected as  the vice president of the Karachi Local Board in 1929, he moved to Karachi from his native town Sann (district Jamshoro). He lived in rented premises for three years until, upon the advice of Jamshed Nusserwanji, he was able to build Hyder Manzil.

In the 1920s and 1930s the area was a new, posh locality where scores of GM Sayed’s political contemporaries were also based. In the same lane were MA Khuhro two houses away, Mirza Qaleech Baig, and the Allana family. And just a few lanes ahead were the houses of Nabi Bux Bhutto (Mumtaz Bhutto’s father), and Jamshed Nusserwanji. (It was in the 1970s that most of these occupants moved, once Clifton became the next upscale residential area of choice.)

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