Sindh History (16th March)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (16^th March)

16^th March

 BIRTH DATES

Mirza Nadar Beg (Short Story writer/ Born 16^th March 1891),

 Agha Abdul Nabi Aleg ‘Agha’ (Shikarpur/Poet/ Born 16^th March 1903),

 Muhammad Bachal Tunio (Larkano/Writer, Politician/ Born 16^th March1938),

 Valiram Valabh (Islamkot/Short Story writer/ Born 16^th March 1941),

 Ata-u-Rahman Memon (Dadu/Writer/ Born 16 march 1952),

Haresh Maidasani (Nagpur/Artist/ Born 16^th march 1955),

Nazar Lakhani (Wada Lakha/Poet/ Born 16^th march 1956),

 Haji Nizam-u-din Aalmani (Dokri/Folklore Poet/ Born 16^th march 1958),

Lal Lakyari (KN Shah/Poet/ Born 16^th march 1958),

 ‘Sail’ Sindhi (Kanhri/Poet/ Born 16^th march 1964),

 Rasheed Rajar (Ramzan Rajar/Journalist/ Born 16^th march 1964),

Aziz Qasmani (Jumo Khan Chandio/Poet/ Born 16^th march 1971),

 Aram Mehboob (Hyderabad/Poetess/ Born 16^th march 1975),

 Tariq Aslam Shaikh (Shahdadkot/Writer/ Born 16^th march 1980),

 Abdullah Abal ‘Udas’ (Dadu/Poet/ Born 16^th march 1980).

DEATH DATES

Pir Haji Hidayatullah Shah Rashdi (Thullah/Religious Scholar/ Death 16 March 1914),

 Kazi Muhammad Qasim (moro/Writer/ Death 16 March 1961),

 Arjun Bhambhani (Writer/ Death 16 March 2012).

17^th March

Pir Turab Ali Shah Rasdi (Kamber/Freedom Fighter/ Death 17 March 1938),

 Munshi Abdul Shakoor (Hyderabad/Journalist/ Death 17 March 1980),

 Data Vilayat Ali Shah (Himbah/Poet/ Death 17 March 1982).

EVENTS

1916: The meeting of the Sindh Graduates Association is held in the office of Young Amils’ Association, Burns Road Karachi to fix Aims & objects and to pass Rules & bye-laws. 
1922: Sindhi Press asks people to boycott all official events to be organized to welcome Prince of Wales on the eve of his visit to Sindh.
1936: Ali Muhammad Delhvi, the President of Bombay Legislative Council arranges Farewell Party in honour of members from Sindh. As due to separation of Sindh, they ceased to be members of the Bombay Council.
1965: IMF authorizes Pakistan to draw amount of 37,500,000 over the next 12 months to better its balance of payment situation.
1966: West Pakistan High court dismisses petitions challenging the detention of opposition leaders under DPR.
1971: U.N experts leave Dhaka and Moulana Abdul HameedBhashani declares his full support to ShaikhMujeeb in his Bengali nation struggle.
1972: NED and Tando Jam colleges are upgraded as universities.
1977: PNA’s protest rallies defy legal ban on demonstrations. PNA workers court arrested.
1996: Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto performs ground breaking ceremony of the Karachi Hass Transits project.