SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (17th NOVEMBER)
17th November
BIRTH DATES
1 Seth Tayab Ali Alvi (Karachi/Trader & Politician/ birth 17th November 1894),
2. Notandas “Sagar” (Poet/ birth 17th November 1925),
3. Syed Lal Shah “Souz” (Mari/Poet/ birth 17th November 1939),
4. Dildar Sanjrani (Shikarpur/Journalist),
5. Ghulam Nabi “Mushtaq” (Poet/ birth 17th November 1957),
6. Syed Asghar Ali (Ghotki/Journalist/ birth 17th November 1959).
DEATH DATES
1. Sheral Badahi (Poet/ death 17th November 1956).
EVENTS
1838: Captain Burns meets Mir Rustom Khan and discussed with him the draft of treaty.
1904: Seth Harchandrai Vishindas is on two day tour of Larkana. He meets Lalchand Navalrai and other Hindu leaders and asks them to help him in opening the Sindh Hindu Sabha.
1919: The Hyderabad Home Rule League in its meeting adopts resolution requesting Government to remove restrictions on Messers Bipin Chandarpal and B.G.Tilak from visiting Punjab, and allow Lala Lajpatrai and Harriram to return to India. The meeting is held in Holmsted Hall with Hiranand Santokram in chair.
1939: Sindh Government takes action against Masjid Manzalgah agitators. G.M.Syed, Agha Nazar Ali and others are arrested and the control of the mosque is taken by force. It proved to be beginning of the terrible violence and ended with death of 151 Hindus and 14 Muslims.
1947: Eighty – thousand Indian Muslims reach Pakistan.
1950: Pir Illahi Bux demands civic facilities for Lalu Khet (now Liaquatabad) where Indian Muslims migrants are facing problems.
1958: Allama Mashrqi is set free by the court as accused in the murder of Dr.Khan sahib.
1971: Curfew is imposed and house to house search is made in Dhaka.
1972: Language bill is passed by the Sindh Assembly.
1979: The founder of the Jamait –i- Islami, Moulana Maududi breaths his last.
1984: India recalls its envoy from Islamabad over diplomatic row.
1988: PPP secures 92, IJI 54 and Independents 40 national assembly seats. Result is declared by the Election Commission of Pakistan.
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