Friday, 24 April 2020

History (25th April)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (25th APRIL)
25th April
BIRTH DATES
Syed Qadan Shah ‘Qadan’ (Amin Lakho/Poet/ Born 25th April 1927),
Roopkumar ‘Kalakar’ (Sukkur> Ulhasnagar/Poet & Journalist/ Born 25th April 1932),
Shaikh Muhammad Hajan (Professor & Scholar/ Born 25th April 1933),
ShiyamSatwani (Hosri>Ajmir/Social Worker/ Born 25th April 1941),
IshaqSoomro (Sakrand/Journalist & writer/ Born 25th April 1965),
AijazSaif (Dadu/Writer/ Born 25th April 1966),
YousifBahoto (Khan Jikoor/Poet/ Born 25th April 1969).
DEATH DATES
Abdul HaqAlmani (Writer/ Death 25th April 1975),
G.M.Syed (Saan/Freedom Fighter & Founder of Jeay Sindh/ Death 25th April 1995).
EVENTS
1918:Weekly ‘Sindh Advocate’ is shifted from Sukkur to Shikarpur and now it will be a bilingual paper in Sindhi and English and Moulchand son of eminent politician and journalist ViromalBegraj will be its new editor.
1936: Gandhi issues a statement on the situation in Rajkot and says that Rajkot seems to have robbed me of my youth. I never knew that I was old. Now I am weighed down by the knowledge of decrepitude.
1943: Members of the Central Legislative Assembly demand that they should be allowed to visits prisons and interview political prisoners so that they could draw attention to the inconveniences and restrictions imposed on them with a view to eliminating them.
1948: Sindh ministry headed by K.B Khuhro is removed by the Governor. The plea is taken that he and his government was involved in corruption and was creating hindrances in rehabilitation of Indian Muslim refugees.
1965: Combined Opposition Parties’ steering committee, with NawabzadaNasrullah in chair, announces that it is working out details of a movement for restoration of freedom and democracy.
1972: President Bhutto promulgates an ordinance for adopting of generic names for allopathic medicine.
1973: Mufti Mahmood demands fresh polls in NWFP and Balochistan.
1991: President Ishaq Khan promulgates an ordinance which paves way for privitisation of shipping sector.
1992: Prof. SibghatullahMujadded –led 50 member council to take over power in Kaul. The meeting is held between Nawaz Sharif and BenonSevan envoy to U.S.Secretary General.
1993: ManzoorWatto is elected leader of the house in Punjab Assembly and takes oath as Chief Minister.
1996: Imran Khan launches new political party ;Tahrik-i-Insaf.

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