Sindh History (11th December)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (11^th DECEMBER)

11^th December

 BIRTH DATES

1. Muhammad Amin Khoso (Mir Hayat Khan/Politician/ birth 11^th December 1913),

 2. Anwar Halai (Hala/Poet/ birth 11^th December 1925),

 3. Syed Abdullah Shah (Bajara/Ex - Chief Minister/ birth 11^th December 1934),

 4. Justice (r) Deedar Hussain Shah (Garhi Ghulam Hyder/Politician & Ex - Chief Justice of Sindh High Court/ birth 11^th December 1939),

 5. Sunita Narwani (Dar Jalang/Actress/ birth 11^th December 1956),

 6. Mazhar Ali Lashari (Masoo Jalbani/Journalist/ birth 11^th December 1957),

 7. Niaz Hussain 'Niaz' Memon (Hala/Poet/ birth 11^th December 1959),

 8. Dr. Imdad Hussain Sahito (Setharja/Scholar & Professor/ birth 11^th December 1960).

DEATH DATES

1. Diwan Hukumatrai Adwani (Hyderabad/Social worker/ death 11^th December 1926),

 2. Muhammad Yaqoob 'Niaz' (Poet & Journalist/ death 11^th December 1984),

 3. Anmb Shedi (Malh/ death 11^th December 1985)

EVENTS

1931: The District Jacobabad Jamiat -ul- Ulema demands ban on Hyder Bux Jatoi's book 'Faryad -i- Sindh'. The meeting is held with Moulana Nabi Bux Oodi and addressed by Moulana Abu Muhammad Abdullah and Moulana Abdul Karim Chishti of Shikarpur.
1947: 65,000 Indian Muslim migrants reach Pakistan.
1949: Liaquat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, while addressing public gathering at Mardan asks people to make the country more strong as no one can dare to think about harming it

1954: It is blackest day in the political history of Sindh. Politicians, those opposed the move to hand over Karachi to Central Govt. , are bent upon to hand over whole of Sindh ! The session of Sindh Legislative Assembly is held at Hyderabad and resolution favouring the plan to weld West Pakistan Province into a single unit is passed with 98 votes. Abdul Sattar Pirzado and Qazi Fazulullah remained absentee, whereas Ghulam Mustafa Bhurgri, Abdul Hameed Jatoi, Pir Illahi Bux and Shaikh Khurshaid Ahmad voted against One Unit. 
1984: JI Chief Mian Tufail and Shora decide to support Gen.Zia in refrendum.
1988: Ghulam Ishaq Khan is elected as president. Got full support from PPP.