Sindh History (29th May)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (29th March)

BIRTH DATES afiz Khair Muhammad Odhi (Shikarpur/Journalist/ Born 29th March 1911), Jhamandas ‘Musafir’ (shilarpur/Poet & Journalist/ Born 29th March 1918), Bilawal ‘Pardesi’ (Khanoth/Poet/ Born 29th March 1931), Moulvi Abdul Ghafoor ‘Ahsan’ (Kharan/Poet/Poet/ Born 29th March 1943), Mahmood Yousifani (Hyderabad/Writer/ Born 29th March 1943), Muhammad Hayat ‘Ajiz’ (Poet/ Born 29th March 1958), Anwar-ul-Haq ‘Mutaqi’ (Hala/Poet/ Born 29th March 1962).

DEATH DATES Luqman Khokhar (Sono Jatoi/Poet/ Death 29th March 1992), ‘Mulazim’ sarwari (Arazi/Poet/ Death 29th March 1995).

EVENTS 1835: Colonel Pottenger informs his Government that Mir Noor Muhammad Khan has warned Baharo Khoso to abstain from his predatory habits and have asked him to migrate to other part of Sindh and leave Thul with out fail. 1844: The Governor-General of India while writing to the Governor of Sindh, Chales Napier, applauds the masterly arrangements and cheerful patience of the troops, by which complete success had attended his operations against the Balochee tribes involved in robberies and law-breaking on the west-north border of Sindh.He appreciates cooperation of High Highness Mir Ali Murad Khan for indicating their whereabouts resulting surrender of some of them. Governor-General advises Charless Napier that Balochee tribes be settled in Sindh so as can be scattered and put under observation properly. 1923: The editor of Daily Al-Waheed is in trouble. He was arrested under Section 124 & 153-A of the Indian Penal Code. Today he is produced before the court of the City Magistrate, Karachi. 1931: It is Day of Hindus in the politics of Sindh. The 45th Annual Session of the All-India Congress Committee is being held at Karachi. SardarValibBhai Patel is in chair, whereas Mahatma Ghandhi and Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan are amongist participants. On the other hand, out of Sindh, All-India Hindu Conference is adopting resolution on the issue of the separation of Sindh from Bombay Presidency. The Resolution says” “ This Conference emphatically protest against non-representation of Sindh Hindus on the 1st Round Table Conference, and repudiate the decision of its sub-committee agreeing in principle to the separation of Sindh from Bombay Presidency”. 1993: A majority judgment of the Supreme court finds former chief of army staff General (R) )MirzaAslam Beg, guilty of contempt of court but charge is dropped,