Sindh History (21st April)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (21st APRIL)

21st April
 BIRTH DATES

1.Mirza Ajmal Beg (Tando Thoro/Poet/ Born 21th April 1923),

 2. Najaf Ali 'Kamtar' Naqvi (Poet/ Born 21th April 1923),

 3. Atmaram Lalwani (Sukkur - Betol Ganj/Journalist/ Born 21th April 1924),

 4. Abdul Khaliq Shaikh (Tharichani/Politician/ Born 21th April 1937),

 5. Vishno Bhatia (Karachi - Mombai/Writer/ Born 21th April 1941),

 6. Imdad Lashari (Malook Shah/Writer/ Born 21th April 1966).

DEATH DATES

1. Makhdoom Muhammad Mubarak Mahesar (Rahro/Religious Scholar/ Death 21th April 1787),

 2. Kishansing Lula (Writer/ Death 21th April 1935),

 3. Loung Khan 'Laiq' (Vario Solangi/Poet/ Death 21th April 1987),

 4. Sareer Panhwar (Mehar/Writer/ Death 21th April 1990),

 5. M.H.Panhwar (Research Scholar/ Death 21th April 2007).

EVENTS

Part1

1836: Colonel Pottenger forwards to his Govt. the copy of letter sent by Mir Noor Muhammad Khan Talpurdisapproving the request of Govt. of India for allowing some Europeans to sation in Sindh permanently.
1916: 3rd Annual Sindh Provincial Conference starts at Larkano with Ghulam Muhammad Bhurgri as its president. Details of all three days proceedings can be read on Gul Hayat Institute's website. The important development was that proceedings were conducted in Sindhi.
1919: Large scale raids by police start at midnight in Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur and other cities on offices of political parties and Newspapers. G.M.Bhurgri's office remained main target. Jethmal Parsram, H.D.Mariwalla, Narsinglal, Mukhi Jethanand, Dr.Choithram, Shaikh Abdul Majeed and Durgdas Advani are arrested.

Part2

1934: The meeting of the Working Committee of the Sindh Azad Conference is held at Karachi to discuss the political strategy regarding facing and responding Hindu Sabha's anti - Sindh Separation movement.
In the evening Poetic sitting (Mushaira) is arranged by the Sindhi Sudhar Society with Mir Ayub Khan in chair.
1972: Martial Law is lifted, constitutional rule is restored after 3 years and 26 days. Z.A.Bhutto authenticates interim constitution and takes oath of his office at a mass rally in Rawalpindi. Cheif Justice Hamoodu Rahman administers the oath.1994: Mehran Bank money was spent in 1990 election. Former President Ishaq Khan and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif were kept informed, says former army chief Aslam Beg.