Sindh History (29th July)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (29th JULY)

29th July 

 BIRTH DATES

Hidayat Ali ‘Najfi’ (Lalurank/Poet/ birth 29th July 1894),

 Rani Gidwani (Hyderabad >Mumbai/Singer/ birth 29th July 1933),

 Hussain Bux Chandio (BaghLabhar/Journalist/ birth 29th July 1951),

‘Ashiq’ Halai (Poet/ birth 29th July 1961),

Lalan Channo (Sobhodero/Poet/ birth 29th July 1965) 

DEATH DATES

Agha Ghulam Nabi ‘Soofi’ (Poet / date 29th July 1938)

EVENTS

 

1843: Captain Young is appointed as Judge Advocate for Sindh. (Source: Governor-General’s letter/order No.267).

1849: Major Jacob informs the Sindh Commissioner that the boundary between the territories of His Highness the Khan of Kelat and Mir Ali Murad Khan Talpur of Khairpur has been settled by arbitration to the satisfaction of the parties concerned. (Source: Jacob’s letter No. 160).

1857: The Collector of Shikarpur furnishes a statement to the Sindh Commissioner showing the sums released from the ferries between Sukkur and Rohri and between Sadar Bazar and Peer Subra. This may kindly be noted that in those days ferries were the source of transportation and communication between places cited above. (Source: The Collector’s letter No.241). 

1948: NWFP Muslim League blames the provincial Government that it is not taking the notice of anti-country activities of Khan Abdul Ghafar Khan. (Source: Newspapers).

1954: K-2, the world’s second highest mountain is conquered by an Italian expedition led by Professor Desio. (Source: Newspapers). What a difference is between professors of other countries and professors of my province, and attitude/policies of other Governments and Governments of these countries!

1960: President Ayub lays the foundation stone of the Mausoleum of the Quaid-i-Azam at Karachi. (Source: ibid).

1972: G.M.Syed terms Language Bill against the interests of Sindh and Sindhis. (Source: Newspapers).

1973: Pir Pagaro is elected president of combined Muslim League. Mumtaz Doultana and Sardar Shoukat Hayat are expelled from party for siding PPP. (Source: ibid).

1977: Hearing starts regarding the petition of Ahmad Raza Kasuri about murder of his father. (Source: ibid).

1996: Fifteen new federal minister and ministers of State including Asif Zardari take oath of their offices.