Sindh History (28th March)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (28thMARCH)

28thMarch
 BIRTH DATES
                                                                    
1. Naseer Soomro (Hingorja/Poet/Born 28 march 1964),
2. Bashir Ahmad ‘JigarKhoon’ (RasoolBuxBrohi/Poet/Born 28 march 1968).





28thMarch
DEATH DATES

1. Hafiz Khair Muhammad Ohdi (Shikarpur/Journalist & Freedom Fighter/Death 28 March 1982),
2. SherMirbahar (Rustam-i-Sindh/Death 28 March 1985),
3. Allama Muhammad QasimMashori (Mashri Sharif/Religious Scholar & Saint/Death 28 March 1990),
4. ‘Miskeen’ Mulankatyari (Poet/Death 28 March 1999).





EVENTS

28thMarch

1843: The Governor General of India agrees with Governor Sindh, Charles Napier that Karachi be made capital of Sindh, and advises that communication between Hyderabad and Karachi be facilitated, public buildings be erected and water be obtained from the under Gizri Hills.
1916: The Karachi Citizen’s Club lauds services rendered by Lord Harding for India and British Subject. Seth HarchandraiVishindas presides over the public meeting held in Khalikdina Hall of Karachi. RaiBahadurAlomalTikamdas, Khan BahadurNusserwanji; JamshedNusserwaniji; GidumalLekhraj, Framroz E. Panthakey; DurgdasB.Adavani;LokomalChelaram; D.D.Dhala speak on the occasion and praised Lord Harding and his services.
1956: KaqiFazul-ullah and PirIllahiBux are released on bail. KaziFazul-ullah was one of absentee’s members, when Sindh Assembly voted for favouring One-Unit Scheme.
1977: Z.A.Bhutto takes oath as Prime Minister of Pakistan. Mufti Mahmmod says that newly elected National Assembly is not representative forum of the people and by the people.
1994: Sedition case is registered against MQM Chief AltafHussain, in Karachi.
1995: In a massive crackdown, police arrests in Hyderabad 100 political activists of various parties.