Tuesday 16 April 2019

Sindh History (17th April)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (17th APRIL)
17th April
BIRTH DATES
HarilalBhawani (Educationist/ Born 17th April 1905),
DeepchandarTilokchan Sharma (NausheroFeroz/Writer, Journalist & Freedom Fighter/ Born 17th April 1909),
NabiBuxQazi (Rohri/Scholar/ Born 17th April 1923),
Ahmad Khan ‘Gulzar’ (Poet/ Born 17th April 1927),
AshiqArbani (Artist/ Born 17th April 1943),
KamilSolangi (AbubakarSolangi/Writer/ Born 17th April 1950),
Rajib Ali Samo (Larkano/Writer/ Born 17th April 1953),
AmanullahBhatti (GarhiYaseen/Professor/ Born 17th April 1955),
QadirBuxChanno (DhaniBux/Folklore poet/ Born 17th April 1960).

DEATH DATES
PahlajraiWasvani (Karachi/Teacher, Social worker & Writer/ Death 17th April 1929),
ThanwardasRahumal (Writer/ Death 17th April 1934),
Moulana Abdul HalimRajanpuri (Religious Scholar/ Death 17th April 1965),
MoulanaQadirBuxQasmi (Ladhan/Religious Scholar/ Death 17th April 1999)
EVENTS
1908: Sindh Provincial Conference is held at Sukkur. It is presided over by Seth HarchandVishindas. This may kindly be noted that these annual conferences were held up to 1920 and last one was held at Hyderabad. It is a common and joint political platform of all segments of our society.
1927: The Sindh Hidu Association adopted resolution against the separation of Sindh from Bombay Presidency.
1938: 18th Annual Khilafat Conference is held at Mehar. It is attended by Moulana Abdul Karim of Buthi, PirIllahiBux; Moulana Abdul KarimChishti and others. On the second and last day of the conference handsome number of resolutions are adopted on very important topics such as supply of required water to Sindh for agricultural purposes, legislation on Shariat and support of Palestinians.
1945: Addressing a meeting in New Delhi, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan says that he is entirely for acceptance of office, but, wants the power and not a government in name only.
1947: Congress President , AcharyaKirplani and Muslim League Dy. Leader in the Central Assembly, KhowajaNazimuddin meet the Viceroy Lord Mountbatten and discussed with him political matters.
1953: The Governor-General Ghulam Muhammad dismisses Primeary Minister KhowajaNazimuddin’s cabinet and ask Muhammad Ali Bogra, Pakistan’s Ambassador in U.S.A to form a new cabinet.
1963: Pakistan’s External Affairs Minister, Z.A.Bhutto, declares that his country will have to take fundamental decision on its foreign policy if its allies give long-term military aid to India without settlement of Kashmir issue.
1969: Muhammad Yusuf Talpur and MasoodNoorani, both students of Sindh University are awarded one year rigorous imprisonment by military court.
1977: Z.A.Bhutto orders ban on liquors, gambling, night-clubs and promises introduction of shariah within six months. His Islamisation is not accepted to PNA and they ask him to resign.
1993: Prime Minister Nawz Sharif addressing the nation refuses to resign or advise President to dissolve the National Assembly.
1995: Violence claim 10 more lives in Karachi.

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