HISTORY TODAY (7th JANUARY)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (7^th JANUARY)

7^th January

 BIRTH DATES

Jamshed Mehta (Karachi/Freedom Fighter & Mayor of Karachi/ birth 7^th January 1886),

 Nooral Shah ‘Nooral’ (Mori manger/Poet/ birth 7^th January 1890),             

 Khanchand Daryani (Hyderabad > Mumbai / Dramatist/ birth 7^th January 1899),

 Gokaldas Bhagia(Politician/ birth 7 January 1907),

 Ghulam Mustafa Bhurgri (Freedom Fighter/ birth 7^th January 1913),

 Saadullah ‘Sipahi’ (Nasrpur/Poet/ birth 7^th January 1925),

 Arjun Hasid (Karachi > Ahmadabad/Poet/ birth 7^th January 1930)

 Syed Dr. Wadal Shah (Scientist/ birth 7^th January 1939),

Muhibullah ‘Tabrez’(Sujawal Tunio/Poet/ birth 7^th January 1940),

 ‘Miskeen’ Channo (Mado/poet/ birth 7^th January 1949),

 Ali Raza Laghari Khesanwi (Ghulam Muhammad Laghari/Journalist/ birth 7^th January 1960),

 Raja B.H.Kalhoro/Khairpur Nathan Shah/Writer/ birth 7^th January 1973),

 Raza Kalhoro (Sanghar/Poet/ birth 7^th January 1974),

 Ibrahim Malah (Ghulam Muhammad Malah/Writer/ birth 7^th January 1982),

 Muhammad Bachal Kalhoro (Paat/Writer/ birth 7^th January 1984),

 Nasrullah ‘Shad’ Gadani (Gadani Gabol/Poet/ birth 7^th January 1985)

DEATH DATES

Rai Bahadur Seth Vishindas (Manjho/Politician/ death 7^th January 1929),

 Kumari Sarsvati Advani (Hyderabad/Educationist/ death 7^th January 1930)

, Pir Ghulam Hussain ‘Sheda’ (Hala/Poet/ death 7^th January 1933),

 Sardar Gul Muhammad ‘zaib’ (Shahdadkot/Poet/ death 7^th January 1953),

Qurban Bugti (Larkano/Critic/ death 7^th January 1986),

 Mahboob Ali Jokhio (Writer/ death 7^th January 1986),

Moulana Muhammad Azim ‘Sheda’(Gul Buriro/Freedom Fighter, Religious Scholar & Poet/ death 7^th January 1988).

EVENTS

1850: The Bombay Government directs Sindh Commissioner that Sindhi language be introduced as the ‘language of official business’ in Sindh and for that Captain Stack’s suggested Arabic character be adopted for its script.
1857: His Highness Mir Ali Murad Khan of Khairpur is informed that the British Government of India has to minimized his rank and some territory will be taken back from him.
1953: A procession is taken out by students in Karachi to observe the ‘Educational Day’ and demand for educational reforms. Eight students are killed in police firing.
1954: The Governor – General lays the foundation stone of the Liaquat Medical College at Hyderabad.
1963: Now EBDO affected politicians can apply for review of their disqualification orders/decisions. The new Ordinance is promulgated in this regard.
1965: an agreement is signed between Pakistan and West Germany for establishing Tractor – operations School at Multan.
1972: Former President Yahya Khan is shifted from Rawalpindi House to undisclosed place so as to protect and keep him safe accordingly.
1980: Soviet Union issues stern warning to Pakistan on Afghanistan matter.
1989: Court decision on restoration of Baluchistan Assembly and Government will be honored and implemented in letter and spirit, says Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
1990: Combined opposition parties threaten direct action if the government fails to retract its steps from giving tough time to the non – PPP governments in Punjab and Baluchistan.