Sindh History (29th August)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (29th AUGUST)

29th August 

 BIRTH DATES

Syed Miran Muhammad Shah Awal (Thakar/Writer & translator of early British period/1829),

Kishinchand ‘Bewas’ (Larkano/Poet/1885),

Guli Sadarangani (Karachi >Mumbai/Novelist/1906), 

 

DEATH DATES

Moulvi Khali-u-Rahman Mahar (Religious Scholar & Freedom Fighter/1940),

Qaisar Khan Bozdar (Politician/1952),

 Jumo Khan ‘Ghareeb’ (Mureed Lakhr/Poet/1953),

Kazi Nazar-ul-Islam (Great Bengali Poet/1967),

 Muhammad Chhutal ‘Faraz’ (Arazi/Poet/1989)

 

EVENTS

 

     1845: Captain Prtridge , Deputy Collector, Kotri prepares report on the construction of Bund Veero in order to induce the inhabitants of the tract to abandon their present unsettled course of life and to return their attention to agriculture. (Source: Captain Preedy, Collector of Karachi’s office letter No. 749). 

1928: All-Parties Conference at Luck now after long discussion adopted the Dominion States without restricting the liberty of other political parties whose goal was complete independence. Even a known revolutionary Subhas Chandra Bose also agreed and singed the resolution. (Source: The Indian Annual Register, Vol-11, 1928).

1936: Himalalyas is climbed for the first time . The joint British-American Expedition led by Professor Grahm-Brown of Cardiff University reach highest peak of 25,660 feet. (Source: The Indian Annual Register, Vol-11, 1936).

1969: Total strike is observed throughout Pakistan to protest against the putting the Al-Aqsa Mosque on fire. (Source: Newspapers).

1973: We do not recognize the Government of PPP, says Asghar Khan. (Source: Newspapers).

1977: Investigation in the murder of Nawab Muhammad Ahmad Khan is in final stage. Stage is being set to involve and hang Z.A.Bhutto who brought back home POWs, Gave Pakistan unanimously adopted Constitution, hold Islamic Conference. (Source: ibid).