Monday, 16 December 2019

Sindh History (16th December)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (16th December)

BIRTHS: 16th December
1. Choharmal Dhanwani (Mohabat Dero > Ajmir/writer birth 16th December /1916),
 2. Dr.Nabi Bux Khan Baloch (Jaffar Khan Laghari/ Scholar/ 16th December 1917),
3. A.J.Utam (Hyderabad > Mombai/Writer/ 16th December 1923),
 4.Habib Brohi (Writer birth 16th December /1927),
 5.Ram Faqir (Kotri > Ulhasnagar/Writer/birth  16th December  1928),
 6. Dayal Asha (Khairpur > Ulhasnagar/ birth 16th December 1936),
 7. Sushi Ahuja (Larkano > Mumbai/Singe birth 16th December /1936),
8. Chand Ali Zargar (Journalist/ birth 16th December 1948),
 9. Madhu “Shagrid” (Ulhasnagar/Writer/ birth 16th December 1961),
10. Hameedah Malah (Sehwan/Writer/ birth 16th December 1961),
 11. Akhtar Baloch (Tando Wali Muhammad/ Political Activist & Writer/ birth 16th December 1951),
 12.Sajid Qureshi (Writer/ birth 16th December 1964),
 13.Bahadur Ali Bihan (Duro Brhan/Writer/ birth 16th December 1968),
 14. Gulshan Sindhu Solangi (Qazi Pir Muhammad/Writer birth 16th December /1975),
15. Darya Khan (Writer/ birth 16th December 1976).

DEATHS: 16th December
1. Mirza Essa Khan Turkhan Sani ( death 16th December 1651),
 2. Kauromal Chandanmal (Bhirya/Educationist & Writer/ death 16th December 1916),
 3. Nasir Faqir (1960) 5. Naromal Bhagat (Singer/ death 16th December 1966).

EVENTS: 16th December
1833: Native Agent at Hyderabad informs Colonel Pottenger, Political Resident of Cutch about the death of Mir Murd Ali father of Mir Noor Muhammad Khan and states more that Mir Noor Muhammad Khan and Mir Muhammad Khan had determined to send presents to Bombay Government.
1848; Bombay Government informs Sindh Commissioner that the political charge of the Frontier will be held by Major Jacob.
1924: With initiate and efforts of Advocate Noor Muhammad Shaikh, two - day“All Sindh Muhammadan Educational Conference” is held at Hyderabad and is presided over by Sir Ibrahim Rahmatullah . The Conference ended with poetic sitting with Mirza Kalechbeg in chair. It was a big event of education and literature.
1930: Hindu Sammelan is called at Sukkur with Bhai Parmanand in chair. It is attended by four hundred delegates from all parts of Sindh. The Conference passes resolution against the separation of Sindh from Bombay Presidency. It was amazing that Hindus and Muslims invited/imported leaders from Punjab to speak and help them on the issue. Bhai Parmanand was from Punjab also.
1932: The “Sindh separation Day is observed in Sindh by majority of Muslim segment of society. Meetings are held and processions are taken out in support of the separation of Sindh from Bombay Presidency.
1940: Quaid i- Azam isin Karachi and forms Executive Committee under the chairmanship of G.M.Syed to open more branches of the Muslim League in Sindh. Committee”s other members are Qazi Fazulullah, Muhammad Hashim Gazdar, Agha Ghulam Nabi Pathan, Yousif Haroon, Abdul Sattar Jan Sarhandi, Syed Hussan Bux Shah and Faiz Muhammad Mangrio.
1941: Karachi City Muslim League Conference is held at Karachi.
1957: Milak Feroz Khan Noon is sworn in as Prime Minister.
1968: PDM opposition parties and students continue to demonstrate in various townsof West Pakistan.
1971: East Pakistan falls and Bangladesh comes into being. Following an arrangement between Lt. Gen. Arora of India and Lt. Gen. Niazi fighting ceases in East Pakistan and Indian troops enter in Dhaka. Some ninety five Pakistani troops surrender.
1988; Balochitan Assembly is dissolved. Benazir Bhutto, Prime Minister terms it as constitutional. Where as opposition parties condemn the action.
1991: Altaf Hussain, Chief of MQM, announces his decision to quit politics.
1999: Benazir urges U.S to review Pressler Amendment and reiterates that there is no question of rolling back Pakistans’ nuclear programme.

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