HISTORY TODAY (14th APRIL)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (14th APRIL)

14th April

 BIRTH DATES

Sardar Muhammad Yaqub (Khairpur/Minster for Khairpur state & President Sindh Muhammadan Association/ Born 14th April 1858),

 NawabGhabi Khan Chandio (GhabiDero/ Born 14th April 1881)

Bhai Partab Dialdas (Hyderabad > Adipur/Freedom Fighter,Businessman & Social worker/1908)

 TeckchandDewani (Hyderabad/Social Worker/ Born 14th April 1910),

 NevandramSoni (Shikarpur/Artist/ Born 14th April 1914),

 ChandolalJaisinghani (Ratodero>Mombai/ Born 14th April 1920),

 AhsanBadvi (Shikarpur/Writer/ Born 14th April 1925),

 Syed Madad Ali Shah ‘Manzar’ (Mahota/Poet/ Born 14th April 1942),

 PathanBurdi (Abdullah Burdi/Poet/ Born 14th April 1970),

 NaushadBhatti (Tando Muhammad Khan/Poet/ Born 14th April 1983)

DEATH DATES

 His Highness Mir Nasir Khan (Hyderabad/Ruler/ Death 14th April 1845),

 Mirror Faiz Muhammad Khan Sani (Khairpur/ Death 14th April 1952),

 Soomar ‘Soudai’ (Dadu/Poet/ Death 14th April 1992),

 Syed Abdullah Shah (Chief Minister Sindh/ Death 14th April 2007)

EVENTS

1832: Colonel Pottenger gives details of his Diplomatic services to his Government. He writes that he had a last interview with Mir Rustam Khan, Mir Mubarak Khan and Mir Ali Murad Khan when the Treaty was exchanged between the parties. Mir Rustam Khan suggested certain modifications to be made in the treaty but it regretted and refused. Mir Rustom was really disposed to form close alliance with British but he was restrained by his brother and Mir Murad Ali Khan of whom he could not be said to be independent.

1921: A meeting of Anti-Non-Cooperation Society is held at the Bungalow of Thakurdas Khemchand ex- president of the Hyderabad Municipality. It is attended by MirzaKalich Beg, Mukh iHarkhishindas; Lokomal GobindBux; Jethasing Narainsing; Gopaldas Mangharam and others. It is resolved that unconditional cooperation will be extended to the Government for checking the mischievous activities of the Non-Co-Operation Movement launched by Khilafat and Congress. This may kindly be noted that the Society was formed at Hyderabad with Diwan Lilaramsing Watanmal ‘Khaki’ as its president, Thakurdas Khemchand as Secretary and Diwan Hashmatrai as the Chairman of its Working Committee. It was first Society of Sindh that was formed by eminent poets ,writers and people belonging to Upper Class to help and support the Government.

1936: The Sindh Governor constitutes ‘Sindh Council’ and ‘Advisory Committee’ to look after government administrative affairs till the election is held and new elected government of the new province is coming into existence. It is headed by Sir Ghulam  Hussain Hidayatullah. Whereas Sir Shahnawaz Bhutto, Diwan Hiranand and ex-members of the Bombay Council are its members.

1972: On the first day of the National Assembly session Z.A.Bhutto is elected President of Pakistan by 104 votes to 38 against. He was the first politician, who remained as Minister, Dy. Prime Minister; President and Chief Martial Law Administer and also was hanged.

1977: It is first event in a nature that PNA consisting of religious parties and advocating Pardah for women-folk, have brought women on roads to march against Z.A.Bhutto and his Government. It proves that ‘everything is right in love and war