Sindh History (6th February)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (6th February)

6th February

 BIRTH DATES

Swami Budhraj (Larkano/Saint & Poet/1897),

“Dural’ Lohar (Arija/Poet/ Uncle of Dr. Dur Muhammad Pathan/1907),

Ramesh ‘Shewak’ (Tayab > Ahmadabad/Musician/1939),

 ‘Ghamkhwar’ Brohi (Poet/1952),

Lal Pujabi (Ulhasnagar/Poet & Singer/1952),

 Tanwer Junijo (Mithi/Writer/1953),

Kishin Chand (Khairpur > Ahmadabad/Writer & Artist/1956),

Jamshed Laghari (Bebrk Laghari/Writer/1963),

 Saeeda Sahto (larkano/Radio Announcer/1985).

 

DEATH DATES

  Abdullah Soomro (Tharo Shah/Painter/1956),

Sadanand Tolani (Writer/1971),

 Altaf Abbasi (Poet/1978),

 Rahi Channa (Johi/Poet/1997),

Ali Muhammad ‘Majrooh’ (Khair Muhammad Panhwar > Karachi/Poet/1997),

 Faiz Panhwar (Malkani/Writer/2001),

 Saleem Bachani (Tando Allahyar/Poet/2013).

 

EVENTS

1857: The Forest Ranger in Sindh makes complaint to the Commissioner that a lage part of the Unarpur and Mehrabpur forests had been destroyed under the directions of the Collector Hyderabad and on account of the permission given to the Zamindars to cultivate within the forest limits. He requests for prohibiting the Collector for such an act.

1933: In the Assembly Sir Harry Haig is bombarded with series of questions related to the release of Mahatma Gandhi. The home member maintained that release of Gandhi is related to the policy of Congress regarding Non-co-operation Movement. 

1969: Begum Nusrat Bhutto withdraws petition challenging Z.A.Bhutto’s detention by Ayub regime.

1970: Pakistan and the Soviet Union concludes a trade agreement providing for exchange of goods upto nearly Rs.11o million each way during 1970.

1976: General Zia-ul-Haq is appointed army chief.

1979: Supreme Court held the High court decision and rejected Z.A.Bhutto’s appeal. Chief Justice Anwar-ul-Haq announced the decision given by majority judges. It was a split verdict of four to three. Justice Safdar Shah, Justice Durab Patel and Justice M.Haleem acquitted Bhutto.

1989: Nawab Akbar Bugti is sworn in as Chief Minister of Baluchistan.

1996: The MQM asks its party men to go into hiding.