Sindh History (20th May)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (20th MAY) Research By. Dr. Dur Muhammad Pathan BIRTH DATES: 20thMAY Wadhomal ‘Bechen’ (Poet/ birth 20th May 1914), Muhammad Alam ‘Alam’ Hisbani (Poet/ birth 20th May 1929), GhulamHyderNizamani (Hayat Nizamani/Singer/ birth 20th May 1933), A.SultanaWaqasi (Poetess/ birth 20th May 1951), Kumar Khilwani (Shikarpur> Thana/Artist/ birth 20th May 1955), Arbab Ali ‘Adil’ Chohan (Shikarpur/Poet/ birth 20th May 1957), Ali AtharMoosani (Rohri/Poet/ birth 20th May 1960), AneesHajano (Hajana/Journalist/ birth 20th May 1971), NazirMalah (Salimabad/Writer/ birth 20th May 1974).

DEATH DATES: 20thMAY Syed Ali Bakhri (Saint & Scholar/ death 20th May 1374) Yar Muhammad ‘Muslim’ Tanwri (Jacobabad > Karachi/Poet/ death 20th May 1966), Dr. Noor Muhammad Talpur (Scholar/ death 20th May 1975).

EVENT DATES: 20th May 1847: Boundary survey of Rohri distric is completed and Farrington, Dy.Collector of Rohri forwards a sketch of the District and town of Rohri to the Government of Sindh.

1852: Every Department starts submitting its Annual Reports to the Government. Today Report about working of Police is submitted to the Commissioner, Sindh.

1920: Haji Abdullah Haroon, Moulana Taj Mahmood Amroti and Hakim Shamisuddin Ahmad Kazi are elected as President, Vice President and Joint Secretary respectively of the Sindh Khilafat Committee. It has also been notified by the Khilafat Committee that so many Managers of Deni Madressahs have declared that in future they will not accept or request for financial aid for their Madressahs and Schools from the Government. Some of them are: Khalifo M.Usman of Mured Machhi (Mirokhan), Moulvi Muhammad Hassan of Sujawal Gopang, Moulvi Din Muhammad of Buthi; Moulvi Muhammad Alam of Mahboob Tunyo; Moulvi Muhammad Azam of Pind, Merokhan; Mulan Imran of Tando Ali Murad; Moulvi Khair Muhammad of Chhto Joyo; Moulvi Fatih Muhammad of Hasil Jamali; Moulvi Qadir Bux of Drib Chandio and Hafiz Abdul Ghani of Bhanbho Chandio.

1922: A public meeting is arranged by Aman Sabha of Tando Bago under chairmanship of K.B.Mir Ghulam Muhammad.It is attended by Keswandas, Mukhi Hiromal; Bhai Topanmal; Edanmal and Tourmal. Moulvi Abdul Aziz Pro-Government Moulvi is specially invited to share his knowledge about Khilafat and advise people not to take part in any agitation launched by Khilafat Committee.

1947: Bazim-i-Mushaera of Larkano arranges Poetic Sitting. The Poetry presented was later on published in ‘Adeeb Sindh’.

1951: Major General Nazir Ahmad is arrested in connection with Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case.

1956: Chief Minister of East Pakistan is not allowed by the Speaker of East Pakistan Provincial Assembly to present Budget.