Sindh History (11th November)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (11th November)

BIRTHS: 11th November
1. Shewanand Shewakram (Tharoshah - Ajmir/Freedom Fighter/1903), 2. Lokram Dodija (Shikarpur - Poono/Writer/1907), 3. Ali Ahmad Brohi (Garhi Yasin/Writer/1921), 4. Raza Shah 'Raza' (Poet/1945), 5. Younis Khonharo (Alam Khonharo/Poet/1948 ), 6. Manzoor Qureshi (Darya Khan/Poet/1957), 7. Makan Shah Rizwi (Jhudo/Writer/1962), 8. Mohsin Raza (Ghirkan/Writer/1969)

DEATHS: 11th November
1. Gul Hassan Shah 'Majzoob' (Poet/1988 ), 2. Abdul Rashid Abbasi (Pir Goth/Social Worker/1999).

EVENTS: 11th November
Part1
1920: Public meetings are held by the local branches of the Sindh Khilafat Committee at village Mubarakpur and Mirpur Mathelo presided over by Ghulam Qadir Bhutto and Pir Illahi Bux respectively.
1923: A public meeting held at Karachi with Abdul Rahman in chair rejects ' Bombay Rules of Education - 1923' and terms it as against formal education, its system and future.
1929: First rank Muslim politicians meet at Karachi and form committee to create awareness about the importance of trade and commerce in masses. It is attended by Seth Haji Abdullah Haroon, Sir Shahnawaz Bhutto, G.M.Syed, Muhammad Ayub Khuhro, Hatim Alvi and Qazi Abdul Rahman.
Part2
1948: Discussions are being made at high level, how to remove Sindh Govt. ? Migration on large scale and handing over of the Karachi are becoming disputes between Sindh and Pakistan governments.
1949: First ever Progressive Writer's Conference is held in Lahore. Sindh takes active part.
1950: Khairpur State sends aid of Rs.25,000 to flood - affected of Punjab.
1954: The meeting of the Working Committee of the Sindh Hari Committee condemns the conspiracy of imposing One - Unit and terms it to as an effort to put sources and resources of other three provinces on the disposal of Punjab.
1965: Foreign press doubts involvement and interest of C.I.A in Indo - Pak military clash.

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