Sindh History (5th December)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (5th DECEMBER)

5th December

 BIRTH DATES

1. Wali Muhammad Hassan Ali (Karachi/Politician/ birth 5th December 1860),

2. Sobhraj Motwani (Larkano - Ajmir/ birth 5th December 1909)

3. Premchand Thakur (Shikarpur - Ulhasnagar/Artist/ birth 5th December 1931),

4. Shewakram Naromal Soni (Berani - Ajmir/Singer/ birth 5th December 1933),

5. Allahdino 'Souz' Halai (Poet/ birth 5th December 1937),

6. Noor Muhammad Kango (Kot Lal Bux/Social worker/ birth 5th December 1959),

7. Ghulam Hussain 'Miskeen' (Poet/ birth 5th December 1962),

8. Yahya Munir (Lal Rahuja/Writer/ birth 5th December 1972),

9. Abdul Jabbar 'Saqib' Chawro (Hashim Chawro/Poet/ birth 5th December 1980)

 

DEATH DATES

1. John Jacob of Jacobabad (death 5th December 1858),

 2. Zeenat Shaikh (Artist/ death 5th December 2012)

 

EVENTS

 

1846: Superintendent of Indian Navy, Bombay sanctions vessels of Indus Flotilla for conveyance of merchandise. It was first time to make vessels available for non - military purposes.

1857: Political Superintendent Upper Sindh intimates the Commissioner that Sindhi had been universally adopted as the language of records in all Departments.

1922: A public meeting is held by the local branch of Khilafat Committee. Speakers condemn British policy regarding Islam, Muslims and Turkey.

1963: Politician of his own right, ex - Chief Minister of East Bengal and Freedom Fighter Hussain Shaheed Suhrwardi breaths his last.

1964: Federal Minister Z.A.Bhutto denounces the Indian move towards final integration of Jamu & Kashmir with Indian Union.

1971: Soviet warns Pakistan against its dangerous course in war with India, saying that USSR cannot remain indifferent to the situation.

1974: Peshawar T.V starts functioning.

1978: The Supreme Court allows Z.A.Bhutto to appear in person in the court during the hearing of Nawab Muhammad Ahmad murder case.

1981: Pakistan signs a 'Letter of offer and agreement' with United Sates for the sale of six F - 16 Jets to Pakistan.

1992: U.S President George Bush thanks Nawab Sharif for sending troops in Somalia. Talks on Phone.