March 18, 2021

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (18th March)

18th March

BIRTH DATES

Syed Abdul Rahim Shah (Sujawal/Religious Scholar/Freedom Fighter Born 18th March /1878),

Pir Mian Ghulam Sarwar ‘Sarwar’ (Hala/Poet/ Born 18th March 1885),

Abdul Rahman ‘Naseem’ (Jacoabad > Karachi/Poet & Drama Artist/ Born 18th March rch 1918),

Sajid Soomro (Mirpur Buriro/Poet/ Born 18th March 1975),

Parkash Punjabi (Delhi/Stage Artist & Director/ Born 18th March 1956),

Ghulam Hussain ‘Majboor’ Sethar (Chak/Poet/ Born 18th March 1940),

Ishaq Samijo (Fazulpur/Writer/ Born 18th March 1975),

’Sikayal’ Azam Laghari (Saeed Khan/Poet/ Born 18th March 1982)

DEATH DATES

Moulana Abdul Karim Magsi (Ferozshah/Religious Scholar/ Death 18 March 1972),

Gaman Faqir Khoso (Karam Ali Chang/Saint/ Death 18 March 1986),

Muhammad Khan Junijo (Ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan/ Death 18 March 1993),

Qazi Shafi Muhammad Qureshi(Tiga/Educationist/ Death 18 March 1995).

EVENTS

1835: British informers informs the Government of India that Mir Noor Muhammad has ordered some Khosas to leave Thar and reside elsewhere in Sindh. They were involved in criminal activities against British people and even Tharis.

1843: The Governor-General while writing to Charles Napier expresses his satisfaction on the services rendered in the battle of Miani by several officers, non-commissioned officers and privates.

On the other side on this day and date, Charles Napier writes to prisoner rulers of Sindh that;’ I have received your letter this day. You must recollect that your intrigues with Mir Sher Muhammad give me a great deal to do. I am also much surprised by the falsehoods which you tell. I will no longer bear this conduct; and if you give me any more trouble, by stating gross falsehoods, as you have done in your two letters, I will cast you into prison as you deserve.’

1935: Twenty-Three are killed and seventy injured in Karachi, police firing on the Muslim procession proceeding towards grave yard to burry Abdul Qayoom who was sentenced to death because of killing Nathoram. Nathoram translated and printed a book that was against Hazrat Muhammad (P.B.U.H).

1940: K.B.AllahBuxSoomro government/ministry resigns. He was in power since March 23, 1938. Mir Bandah Ali Khan forms third Ministry of Sindh. G.M.Syed, Shaikh Abdul Majeed Sindhi; NihchaldasVazirani, R.B.Gokaldas and QaziFazul-Ullah are included as ministers.

1948: Kharan, Lasbela&Makran states accede to Pakistan.

1969: Moulana Abdul HameedBhashani of East Pakistan asks people to start uprising against Capitalists and Imperialists. He addresses a public meeting in Karachi.

1971: We must hit back if anyone strikes us in the course of the current movement of realization of freedom, says Shaikh Mujeeb.

1977: Curfew is imposed in Karachi after PNA protesters become high-risk for law & order situation.

1978: Verdict in Muhammad Ahmad Khan murder case is announced. Z.A.Bhutto and four others are sentenced to death. It is unanimous decision of the Lahore High Court.