Sindh History (24th December)

 

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (24th DECEMBER)

24th December

BIRTH DATES

Mangharam Malkani (Hyderabad > Calcutta/Dramatist, Poet, Actor & Scholar/ birth 24nd December 1896),

Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim “Khalil” (Karachi/Poet/ birth 24nd December 1900),

Kiror Pati (Short Story Writer/ birth 24nd December 1923),

Doulatram Kewalramani (Larkano > Ulhasnagar/Writer/ birth 24nd December 1924),

Karam Talpur (Talpur wada/Poet/ birth 24nd December 1945),

Sanaullah Mahessar (Rafiq Mahesar/Political Activist/ birth 24nd December 1948).

Dr. Abdul Ghafoor Malik (Sinjhoro/Journalist/ birth 24nd December 1964)

DEATH DATES

Sardar Wahid Bux Bhutto (Member Bombay Legislative Council/ death 24th December 1931),

2. Khemchand Amratrai (Hyderabad/Journalist/ death 24th December 1941),

3. Ustad Piral Qambar (Poet/ death 24th December 1994),

4. Janan Chan (Tharri Hajran/ Saint Poet/ death 24th december1995).

EVENTS

1854: The Sindh Government recommends the Bombay Government that remount agencies be opened at Sukkur and Shikarpur, as it would be convenient for dealers.

1858: Sindh Commissioner, keeping in view the uprising in Sindh and Hind, recommends the Bombay Government that additional subsidy of Rs. 50,000 be granted to the Khan of Kelat and he also wants to present him 2 five and half inch mortars, complete with one hundred rounds of ammunition.

1869: The Commissioner Sindh orders that the Devanagri form of writing Sindhi should be improved for use by interested Hindus.

1893: The Annual function of the Union Academy (N.H. Academy) is held at Hyderabad. Sadhu Hiranand presents Annual Report. It is presided over by Mr. Jacob, Educational Inspector, who distributed Prizezs and Certificates on the occasion.

1943: The 31st Annual session of the All India Muslim League is held at Karachi with Quaid –i- Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah as its president. It was the last annual session of the party before creation of Pakistan. This kindly be noted that Party’s first annual session was also held at Karachi in 1907. Party’s first president (Sir Agha Khan) was by birth Sindhi and it last president (before partition) was (M.A.Jinnah) also born in Sindh.

1955: An agreement is reached at between the center and the provinces on allocation of subjects.

1960: Pakistan – Soviet talks about oil open in Karachi. Pakistani delegation is headed by the Minister for Natural Resources, Fuel & Power, Z.A.Bhutto.

1963: The Convention Muslim League of Dhaka elects president Ayub as its president.

1971: First ever meeting of Presidential cabinet of Z.A.Bhutto is held. Dr. Mubashir, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, Abdul Hafeez Pirzada and others attend.

1981: 350 – member advisory body, named Majlis –i- Shora is announced by Zia.

1985: Ninth Amendment Bill making Islam as the supreme law is introduced in Senate.