SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (28th February)
28th February
BIRTH DATES
Masroor Kaifi (Karachi/Poet/1928), Dr. Aziz-u-Raman Bughio (Karani/Scholar/1931), Muhammad Edan ‘Naz’ (Darvesh Naich/Poet/1932), Fazul Karim ‘Ada’ (Poet/1939), Salah-u-din Tunio (Dhani Bux/Artist/1949), Dr.Khuda Bux Mirbahar (Dadloi/Agriculyural Scientist/1953), Iqbal Ahmad ‘Iqbal’ (Poet/1957), Majid Rahi (Larkano/Poet/1982), ‘Adna’ Zia Mahesar (Muhammad Arif Mahesar/Poet/1983).
DEATH DATES
Shaikh Nooh Bakhri (Religious Scholar/1238), Haji Shahnawaz Pirzado (Kandyaro/Journalist & Politician/1974), Rawal Pahore (Hyderabad/Politician/1990).
EVENTS
1839: Lieutenant Eastwick, Assistant Resident in Sindh informs Sir John Keane, Commander-in-Chief of the army of the Indus that that the army in his (Eastwick) command had been plundered by Sindhi people and the price of commodities had been kept so high that the camp followers were unable to purchase sufficient grain.
1922: The Larkana Khilafat Committee collects and deposits with Sindh Khilafat Committee the donation of Rs.450/
1923: Hyderabad branch of the Home Rule League elects office-bearers. Eminent writer Jethmal Parsram is elected as the president. Whereas Boolchand Kodomal is elected Secretary. Santdas Mangatrai, Hiranand Santokram and Kewalram Dayaram are elected as members of the Managing Committee.
1934: Muhammad Hashim Gazdar, in the Bombay Legislative Council, moves cut- motion to omit Rs.63,825 earmarked for the staff which is looking after and trying to sell Sukkur barrage machinery that is now unnecessary. Mr.Gazdar, Shaikh Abdul Majeed, Syed Miran Muhammad Shah, Muhammad Ayub Khuhro, K.B.Allah Bux , Sindh members and several members of the nationalist benches deplores continuation of expenditure on the staff which the government gave an undertaking to disband last year. Cut-motion is defeated by 39 against 25 votes.
1939: Moulvi Muhammad Muaz presides over the annual meeting of the Nawabshah Congress Committee. The election for new office-bearers is held on this occasion also.
1943: The Bazim-i- Mushaera and Sindhi Sudhar Society held literary and poetic sitting. The contribution of poets presented on this occasion was published in the Adeeb-i-Sindh, later on.
1922: The Larkana Khilafat Committee collects and deposits with Sindh Khilafat Committee the donation of Rs.450/
1923: Hyderabad branch of the Home Rule League elects office-bearers. Eminent writer Jethmal Parsram is elected as the president. Whereas Boolchand Kodomal is elected Secretary. Santdas Mangatrai, Hiranand Santokram and Kewalram Dayaram are elected as members of the Managing Committee.
1934: Muhammad Hashim Gazdar, in the Bombay Legislative Council, moves cut- motion to omit Rs.63,825 earmarked for the staff which is looking after and trying to sell Sukkur barrage machinery that is now unnecessary. Mr.Gazdar, Shaikh Abdul Majeed, Syed Miran Muhammad Shah, Muhammad Ayub Khuhro, K.B.Allah Bux , Sindh members and several members of the nationalist benches deplores continuation of expenditure on the staff which the government gave an undertaking to disband last year. Cut-motion is defeated by 39 against 25 votes.
1939: Moulvi Muhammad Muaz presides over the annual meeting of the Nawabshah Congress Committee. The election for new office-bearers is held on this occasion also.
1943: The Bazim-i- Mushaera and Sindhi Sudhar Society held literary and poetic sitting. The contribution of poets presented on this occasion was published in the Adeeb-i-Sindh, later on.
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