Sindh History (14th September)

 

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (14th SEPTEMBER)

14th September

BIRTH DATES

Siraj-ul-HaqMutaqi (Shikarpur/Journalist/ birth 14th September 1922),

Jethanand ‘Betab’ (Hyderabad >Mumbai/Poet/ birth 14th September 1928),

Ali GulSangi (Dodai/Poet/ birth 14th September 1952)

,AasiZamini (TandoQaisar/Poet/ birth 14th September 1957)

, Syed JawaidAkhtar Shah (MithoJatoi/Journalist/ birth 14th September 1965),

Gul Hassan ‘Sagar’ Kori (QasimJamali/Poet/ birth 14th September 1975).

DEATH DATES

Zia-u-ddin ‘Zia’ (Mehar/Poet/ death 14th September 1966).

EVENTS

1838: Captain Burns informs Colonel Pottenger that he would reach Bukhar by the end of this month and it will be in the interest of requirements of contact with Mirs of Khairpur, if information is provided to him about the country, people and society of Khairpur. (Source: Burns’ letter of 14th September, 1838).

1843: Matter relating to judicial system is discussed between Governor-General of India and Sir Charles Napier, Sindh Governor.Governor of Sindh is advised to continue the system, that has been introduced by him [Sindh Governor], that is trial by Military Courts. However, he is asked to appoint Chief Magistrate/Commissioner as soon as it can be done. (Source: Correspondence between Sir Charles Napier and the Governor-General).

1887: The Governor-General of India lays foundation stone of the building of Sindh Madressah-tul-Islam at Karachi. The construction work was completed in 1890 and it costed Rs.1, 97,188/. Its map and design was prepared by James Strachan. (Source: Dr.Mumtaz Bukhari’s Ph.D thesis on Sindh Madressah).

1935: His Highness Sir Agha Khan is not happy with the League of Nations. He says that ‘India was troubled by the League’s lack of universality and by the thin representation of Indians. She was troubled by the great preponderance the League devotes to European interests’. (Source: The Daily Gazettee, Karachi).

1948: Khowaja Nazim-u-ddin takes over as the Governor-General of Pakistan. He was from East Bengal [East Pakistan] where was had remained Premier also (Source: Newspapers).

1953: Mir Ghulam Ali Khan Talpur is elected as the Speaker of Sindh Assembly. (Source: Newspapers).

1964: Dr.Razi-u-ddin Siddiqui is appointed as Vice Chancellor of Sindh University. It was during his tenure that Hamid Sindhi and his contemporary writers/poets held Sindhi Conference in Hyderabad and Dr.Razi-u-ddin Siddiqui was invited there. In this conference and in response to demand by organizers and speakers, the Vice Chancellor announced the establishment of Sindhi Academy and later on this ‘Sindhi Academy’ took the shape of Institute of Sindh ology.

1978: Fazul Ilahi resigns as the President of Pakistan and he is replaced by Zia-ul-Haq.(Source: Newspapers).

1991: Biharis must not create backlash in Sindh, says Benazir Bhutto. (Source: ‘Source-Material on Bhutto family’, compiled by Gul Hayat Institute).