Sindh History (18th August)

 

18th August

BIRTH DATES

Moulana Ghulam Hyder Katbari (Religious Scholar/1822),

Syed Muhammad Salih ‘Asghar’(Poet/1828),

Sadoro ‘Aajib’ (Poet/1939),

Valiram Valabh (Mithi/Writer/1941),

Noor Shaheen (Hyderabad/Poetess/1936),

Ibrahim Sarang (Writer/1953),

Mukhtyar Samo (Dokri/Poet & founder ‘Knowlde Centre Larkano’/1960),

Sharif ‘Shad’ Soomro (Rustam/Poet/1960),

Chetandas (Tando Allahyar/Journalist/1968),

DEATH DATES

Pir Muhammad Shah Zikri (Saint/1926)

EVENTS

1834: Munshi Jethanand sends letter to Pottenger informing him that a Hundi of Rs.500 has been sent to Mr.Masson at Kabul. Munshi writes also that his Masters wanted to assure you that friendship between them and British Government would continue from generation to generation. (Source: Munshi’s letter of 18th August, 1934).

1857: The Sindh Commissioner asks the Agent, Sindh Railway Company to work on plan for connecting the rail road to Shikarpur and Jacobabad from Sukkur. (Source: Letter No.1392).

1920: Third Caravan of Sindhi migrants leaves Lahore for Peshawar. (Source: The Daily Al-Wahid, Karachi). It was major political mistake of Sindh Khilafat Committee for giving call to quit Sindh. Only Sindhis opted to migrate to Afghanistan and hundreds of families got uprooted on their own. Most of them were not received by Afghan Government and they returned empty handed to Sindh. Prior to migration they sold their properties. This migration movement set a trend that was followed by Indian Muslims soon after creation of Pakistan.

1922: A public meeting is held at Sukkur by the Khilafat Committee and people are asked to follow their religion in letter and spirit. (Source: The Daily Al-Wahid).

1933: The Bombay Legislative Council considers the Bill to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Municipal government of the city of Karachi. Jamshed Mehta, Mir Muhammad Baloch and Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah participate in the debate. (Source: The Indian Annual Register, Vol-11, 1933).

1939: On the call of Sindh Muslim League, ‘Masjid Manzilgah Day’ is observed by majority of Sindhi Muslims. Haji Abdullah Haroon, G.M.Syed; Shaikh Abdul Majeed Sindhi; Muhammad Ayub Khuhro; Muhammad Hashim Gazdar and Syed Khair shah issue strong-worded statement condemning the K.B.Soomro’s policy regarding the restoration of Masjid Manzilgah and demanding immediate resolving the issue. (Source: The Daily Alwahid, Karachi).

1947: NWFP opts to join Pakistan. First ever Eid-ul-Fitir is celebrated in Pakistan and this newly born country becomes member of UNO. (Source: Newspapers).

1958: Sharif Commission is constituted to bring drastic changes in Education system. It proved to be set back for Sindhi language and deprived it of status of medium of instruction. (Source: Government Notification).

1961: Pakistan joins United Nation’s force. A 500- army men army leave for Dar-u-Salam, East Africa. (Source: ibid).

1973: Opposition has opted for war-path. Arrests of NAP leaders have not been made in haste, says Z.A.Bhutto. (Source ‘Source-Material on Bhutto family’, compiled by Gul Hayat Institute).