Sindh History (23rd February)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (23rd February)

23rd February

 BIRTH DATES

  Bedn Powel (Founder of Scouting/1887), Zia-ul-Haq ‘Aslam’ (Mai Shahil/Poet/1931), Jaisheri Narsinghani (Ahmadabad/Dancer & writer/1950), Panah Ali alies Rab Rakhio (Mengho Faqir Shar/Folklore Poet/1964).

DEATH DATES

  Fazul-ullah Shah Jilani (Ghotki/Saint/1831)

EVENTS

  1912: The NGO ‘Arya Young Men’s Association’ of Karachi arranges Religious Debate on the topic of ‘the evils of flesh eating’.
1934: The Bombay Legislative Council takes up non-official Bill of S.S.Tolani to amend the ‘Sindh Encumbered Estates Act’. It is lost after a considerable discussion. All members from Sindh oppose the bill and speeches generally followed communal lines. The Bill was intended to shift the final appellate power in suits from Commissioner to the District Judge. Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah, leader of the House vehemently opposes the bill.
1935: All India Anti-Communal Award Conference starts in New Delhi. Lalchand Nawalrai and Bhai Parmanad participate. Both are from Sindh.
1939: Two Hindu Ministers – Nihchaldas and Dealmal- of K.B.Allah Bux Soomro’s ministry tender their resignation.
1947: M.A.Jinnah declares at Karachi that ‘the Muslim League will not yield an inch in their demand for Pakistan. Whatever the Hindu may do, we shall ever remain generous and good to all. Our demand is just and is the only way to liberate the ten crores of Muslims in India. The sacrifices that the Muslims have undergone elsewhere only show more clearly that we have a separate State of Pakistan’.
1948: The first session of the Pakistan Parliament begins with the Governor-General of Pakistan in chair. Moulvi Tamizuddin Khan is elected Dy. President of the Parliament. The House mourns the death of Gandhi.
1965: U.S Defense Secretary Mc.Namara accuses China of trying to drive a wedge between Pakistan and U.S.A.
1969: Shaikh Mujeeb, while addressing a half million people in Dhaka demands directly elected sovereign parliament and referendum on One-Unit.
Bhutto renounces his ‘Hilai-i-Pakistan’ title awarded to him by Ayub Khan.
1978: Rais Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi opposes Benazir Bhutto’s chairpersonship of PPP.
1983: Curfew is imposed in Karachi District West and army takes over area.