12th February
BIRTH DATES
Moulana Mir Muhammad Nourangi (Religious Scholar & Writer/1868),
Choithram Gandhi (Warah > Ahmadabad/Writer & Freedom Fighter/1929),
Abdul Qadir ‘Abid’ Abro (Piyaro Wahan/Poet/1931),
Chatro Nagpal (Shikarpur > Mumbai/Poet/1932),
Shyam Jaisinghani (Quetta > Mumbai/Writer & Artist/1937),
Rizwan Umrani (Larkano/Artist/1938),
Ram Peswani (Karachi & Mumbai/Poet/1938),
Rahbar Bhatti (Writer/1941),
Hemlata Ghanshiani (Ahmadabad/Actress/1960),
Ghulam Shabi ‘Shabir’ (Poet/1962),
Wahid Qureshi (kandi/Writer/1962),
Mujeeb Soomro (Sher Muhammad Dawich/Journalist/1974),
Lutuf Siyal (Siyal Abad/Journalist/1975),
Soomar Ali Malah (Poet/1977),
Sardar Bhayo (Amin Mangrio/Writer/1979),
Inayat Solangi (Moro/Poet/1979),
DEATH DATES
Mir Ali Nawaz Shah ‘Alvi; (Shikarpur/Poet/1920),
Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur/Promoter of education/1933),
Imamuddin ‘Zami’ (Poet/1959),
Moulai Shedai (Sukkur/Scholar/1978),
Amratrai ‘Sam’ (Larkano/Poet & Social worker/1988).
EVENTS
1843: Charles Napier writes from Sakrand to Major Outram that Twenty-five Murrees, headed by Hayat Khan attempted to ride through Jacob’s camp, and he very properly made them prisoners ; but they refused either to give up their arms or come to my camp. I have therefore sent a squadron out to him to receive them.
1930: The meeting of the District Karachi Jamiat-ul-Ulema is held to elect new office-bearers. Kazi Fatih Ali of Shahbandar is elected as the President. Whereas Moulvi Fatih Ali of Sujawal gets the seat of the Vice President. Executive Committee is also elected. Now it consists of Moulvi Kazi Muhammad (Sujawal Taluka), Moulvi Muhammad Usman (Mirpur Batho Taluka), Moulvi Muhammad (Thatto Taluka), Moulvi Muhammad Ashraf (Ghorabari Taluka) and Moulvi Muhammad Hussain (Thatto city).
1931: The branches of Sindh Azad Part are opened at Jacobabad and Bathoro. Jacoabad Branch elects Khilafati Moulvi Haji Rahim Bux as President, Shamisuddin as Secretary and Abdul Rahman as Treasurer. Whereas at Bathoro Moulvi Muhammad Yousif is elected as the President, Seth Muhammad Usman as Secretary and Seth Muhammad Hashim as Treasurer.
1932:The Governor-in-Council, under Section 16 of the Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908 (X1V of 1908), declares Hyderabad District Congress Committee and affiliated organization with it unlawful.
1941: Shah Latif Adabi Conference starts at Karachi. It is inaugurated by Shaikh Abdul Majeed Sindhi, Education Minister of Sindh. Whereas it is presided over by Allama I.I.Kazi. The Speaker of Sindh Legislative Assembly, Syed Miran Muhammad Shah presented his paper on the topic of the ‘Importance of education’.
1950: The Governor-General of Pakistan Khowaja Nazimuddin lays the foundation stone of the Kotri Barrage.
1966: Shaikh Mujeeb-u-Rahman announces 6-point formula in Karachi. They are: 1), Federal constitution in line with Pakistan Resolution of 1940, 2), Separate Currencies for East and West wing, 30, Limiting Central Government’s portfolios to defense and foreign affairs. 4), Collection and spending Tax by provinces, 5), Foreign exchange to be utilized by earning province, 6), Every province to form its own Para-Military force. This may kindly be kept in mind that later on it was disclosed by a few politicians the 6-points were drafted by non-Bengali officer belonging to West Pakistan and as it was assignment for Mujeeb from West Pakistanis.
1995: Fresh violence erupts in Karachi.
1996: Pakistan Government O.Kays construction of Guwadar Port.
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