March 20, 2021

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (20th March)

20th March

BIRTH DATES

Ramchand Nathani (Rohri > Ajmir/Singer/ Born 20th March 1925),

Saadullah Abro (Writer/ Born 20th March 1932),

Mahmood Sindhi (Karampur/Poet/ Born 20th March 1940),

Umed Ali ‘Wafa’ (Poet/ Born 20th March 1946),

Zahoor Ahmad (shikarpur/Journalist/ Born 20th March 1948),

Veerbhan Jeswani (Jaipur/Singer/ Born 20th March 1952),

Dr.Makhmoor Bukhari (Hala/Scholar & Poet/ Born 20th March 1979),

Sahir Thahim (Chokundi/Poet/ Born 20th March 1979).

DEATH DATES

Soorh Badshah Pir Pagaro (Pir Jo Goth/Saint & Freedom Fighter/ Death 20 March 1943),

Moulana Abdul Bari Indhar (Religious Scholar/ Death 20 March 1958),

Ghulam Ali Abbasi (Valid/Local Politician & Social worker/ Death 20 March 1996).

EVENTS

1843: Major General Sampson is appointed as Second Command to the Governor in Sindh.

1856: The Commissioner Sindh request the Bombay Government for reducing the Baloch Regiment in Sindh so as to increase police force.

1920: The District Khilafat Committee of Larkanoconstitute a committee consisting of PirTurab Ali Shah, Jan Muhammad Junijo, GobindBux and Tahilram so as to collect figures and facts about highhandedness of the Government and victimization of party workers.

1924: The District TharparkarJamiat-ul-Ulema Sindh condoles death of eminent Freedom Fighter and politician RaisGhulamMuhammadBhurgri and offers

congratulations

to Moulana Muhammad Salih for sacrifices made by him for the cause of theMotherland.The meeting is presided over by Moulana Muhammad Ibrahim.

1936: The branch of the Sindh Azad Party is opened at New Hala. Haji Pir Muhammad, Qazi Ahmad Ali and Mian Muhammad Juman and Haji Ghulam Muhammad are elected President, Secretary, Joint Secretary and Treasurer.

1947: Ali Akbar Khan Jalbani and Mumtaz Ali Jaffri, both of Larkana District get sanad for legal practice.

1950: ‘Karachi will emerge as a Greater Karachi and we are working on it’, the Parliament is told by Federal Minister Dr.A.M.Khan.

1952: ‘Urdu is our identification and source of progress’, says MoulanaMoudoodi.

1969: YousifHaroon is sworn in as the Governor of the West Pakistan.

1972: The post of Commissioner is abolished in Sindh.

1977: PNA leaders Asghar Khan, MoulanaNoorani, Sherbaz Khan Mazari and Prof. Ghafoor are released.