Sindh History (15th February)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (15^th FEBRUARY)

15th February BIRTH DATES

1. Bhawan Ali Shah ‘Saqi’ (Poet/ birth 15th February 1887),

2. Abdul Rahim Thebo (Educationist & Writer/ birth 15th February 1919),

3. Shaikh Ali Muhammad (Journalist/ birth 15th February 1925),

4. Azad Soofi (Poet/ birth 15th February 1930),

5. Bhagwandas Doultani ;Hosh’ (Mirpur Mathelo/Poet/ birth 15th February 1931),

6. Ram Laheja (Writer/ birth 15th February 1933),

7. Ghulam Qadir ;Souz’(Poet/ birth 15th February 1933),

8. Dr.Mir Noor Muhammad Talpur (Scientist/ birth 15th February 1935),

9. Kirshan Deep (Poet/ birth 15th February 1935),

10. Hakim Ali Shah Bukhari (Archeologist/ birth 15th February 1938),

11. Ahmad Hussain ‘Ahmad’ (Poet/ birth 15th February 1948),

12. Sindhu Mirani (Writer/ birth 15th February 1952),

13. Muhammad Sidiq Sario (Folklore Poet/ birth 15th February 1952),

14. Mushtaq Panhwar (Writer/ birth 15th February 1955),

15. Ghulam Mustafa alies Naeem Malik (Faiz Muhammad Malik/Journalist/ birth 15th February 1964),

16. Azhar Hisbani (Mehar/Poet & Artist/ birth 15th February 1965),

17. Koural ‘Qurbdar’ (Faiz Bijrani/Poet/ birth 15th February 1971),

18. Ahsan ‘Danish’ (Larkano/Poet & Scholar/ birth 15th February 1974),

19. Faqir Niaz Samijo (Manbai Jo Tar/Journalist/ birth 15th February 1981).

15th February

DEATH DATES

1. Hasanand Masnad (saint/ death 15th February 1930),

2. Nangar Soomro (Poet/ death 15th February 1948),

3. Rahim Buz Shaikh (Educationist/ death 15th February 1967),

4. Syed Abdul Hakim (Tando Muhammad Khan/ death 15th February 1935),

5. Moulana Abdul Hai Chandio (Religious Scholar/ death 15th February 1979),

6. Makhdoom Ali Ahmad Derbelai alies Pir Photal/ death 15th February (1993).

EVENT

15th February

1843: Charles Napier writes to Major Outram from Hala that ‘I reached this ground yesterday. Do not pledge yourself to anything whatever. I am in full march to Hyderabad, and will make no peace with Amirs. I will attack them instantly, whenever I come up to their troops. They need send no proposals. The has passed, and I will not receive their messages.’
1910: The construction work of the Hassan Ali House in Sindh Madressah is completed by the contractor Essa Khan. The work was started in 1909.
1920: Thre-day All-India Khilafat Conference starts at Mombai. It is presided over by Rais Ghulam Muhammad Bhurgri and is attended by Moulana Abdul Bari of Firangi, Moulana Abu-ul-Kalam Azad, Moulana Zafar Ali Khan, Dr.Saifuddin, Hasrat Mohani and Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
1931: Branches of Sindh Azad Party are opened at Shikarpur, Thul and Village Moulvi Abdullah Leghari. I Shikarpur Haji Moula Bux (President), Moulvi Fazlullah (Vice President), Moulvi Abdul Karim Chishti (Secretary), Khair Muhammad Faqir (Treasurer) are elected as office bearers. In Thul Abdul Rahman Sarki and Moulvi Abdul Karim are elected as President and Treasurer respectively. In Village Moulvi Abdullah, Moulvi Muhammad Hassan (President), Suleman Khan (Secretary) and Ghazi Khan (Treasurer) are elected as office bearers.
1934: In the meeting of the All-India Muslim Conference, His Highness he Agha Khan gives his nominates Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Saeed Khan of Chatri as Chairman and Seth Haji Abdullah as Secretary of the Party.
1965: US Assistant Secretary of state for Near East & South Asia, Talbot describes Kashmir dispute as an ‘emotional issue’.
1969: Z.A.Bhutto, Wali Khan, Rasool Bux Talpur, Ajmal Khatak & Shaikh Ayaz are released .
1979: Supreme Court stays Z.A.Bhutto’s execution to hear review plea from February 24.