Sindh History (23rd January)

 

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (23rd JANUARY)

23rd January

BIRTH DATES

Mohandas Matai (Taroshah > Ajmir/Educationist/ birth 23rd January 1905),

Master Gangaram (Bharoti >Ajmier/Social worker/ birth 23rd January 1911),

Mir Murad Ali Talpur (Khairpur/ birth 23rd January 1921)

Dayal ‘Ajiz” (Hyderabad > Baroda/Poet & Singer birth 23rd January /1923),

Mahendar ram Panjwani (Larkan > Mumbai/Actor/ birth 23rd January 1957),

Muhammad Qasim Chandio (Warah/Journalist/ birth 23rd January 1982),

Ahmad Khan Gadani (Poet/ birth 23rd January 1986).

DEATH DATES

Kazi Muhammad Bux ‘Ajiz’ (Rohri/Poet/ death 23th January 1918),

Diwan Premchand (social Worker/ death 23th January 1928),

Moulana Muhammad Usman Baloch (Karachi/Religious Scholar/ death 23th January 19710

EVENTS

1857: differences between John Jacob and Major Goldsmith took a such turn Sindh Commissioner, Bartle Frere, started sporting Major Goldsmith and that brings John Jacob in bad books of the Governor – General. John Jacob, though rendered valuable services in Jacoabad for his Government, but most of actions, decision and proposal were not appreciated by Sindh and India Governments.

1965: Telex service is established between Pakistan and USSR via Rome.

1972; Z.A.Bhutto indicates that there will be three – tire local Government to replace Basic Democracy system. The President announces steps to restore democracy in the Pakistan.

1977: PPP wins 40 seats in provincial assemblies unopposed.

1986: speaker reserves ruling on the Motion regarding General Zia as coast.

1988: Fifteen people are killed in bomb blast during Ghaffar Khan;s burial in Jalalabad.

1989: The Baluchistan High Court declares the dissolution ob provincial assembly in December as unconstitutional.

1990: Benazir Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan gives away 2243 acres of developed agriculture land to Haris in Makran.

1992: President is forcing Sindh to separation, says Benazir Bhutto. Crops Commander Lt. Gen.Hamid Gul former Chief of ISI is compulsorily retired.

1993: Turkey and Pakistan call on Saddam Hussain for immediate withdrawal of his forces from Kuwait in the interest of peace. 24 people are killed and 50 are injured as a two bomb go off in Hyderabad.