Sindh History (15th February)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (15th February)

15th February

 BIRTH DATES

Bhawan Ali Shah ‘Saqi’ (Poet/1887),

Abdul Rahim Thebo (Educationist & Writer/1919),

Shaikh Ali Muhammad (Journalist/1925),

 Azad Soofi (Poet/1930),

Bhagwandas Doultani ;Hosh’ (Mirpur Mathelo/Poet/1931),

Ram Laheja (Writer/1933),

Ghulam Qadir ;Souz’(Poet/1933),

Dr. Mir Noor Muhammad Talpur (Scientist/1935),

Kirshan Deep (Poet/1935),

Hakim Ali Shah Bukhari (Archeologist/1938),

 Ahmad Hussain ‘Ahmad’ (Poet/1948),

Sindhu Mirani (Writer/1952),

Muhammad Sidiq Sario (Folklore Poet/1952),

 Mushtaq Panhwar (Writer/1955),

Ghulam Mustafa alies Naeem Malik (Faiz Muhammad Malik/Journalist/1964),

Azhar Hisbani (Mehar/Poet & Artist/1965),

Koural ‘Qurbdar’ (Faiz Bijrani/Poet/1971),

Ahsan ‘Danish’ (Larkano/Poet & Scholar/1974),

Faqir Niaz Samijo (Manbai Jo Tar/Journalist/1981).

 

DEATH DATES

 Hasanand Masnad (saint/1930),

 Nangar Soomro (Poet/1948),

Rahim Buz Shaikh (Educationist/1967),

Syed Abdul Hakim (Tando Muhammad Khan/1935),

 Moulana Abdul Hai Chandio (Religious Scholar/1979),

Makhdoom Ali Ahmad Derbelai alies Pir Photal(1993).

 

EVENTS

 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.