Sindh History (17th March)

 

Aslam-u-Alekum/Good Day. Take care.

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (17th March)

17th March

BIRTH DATES

Dayaldas Chhatwani (Sindh > Ajmir/Freedom Fighter/ Born 17th march 1919),

Qimatrai ‘Katib’ (Tando Adam > Ajmir/Poet & Singer/ Born 17th march 1921),

Ghulam Rasool ‘Masroor’ (Karachi/Poet/ Born 17th march 1955),

Saifullah ‘Saif’ (Poet/ Born 17th march 1961),

ashok ‘Azad’ Chandnani (Qazi Ahmad/Poet/Poet/ Born 17th march 1971),

Zulfkar Korai (Pano Aqil/Poet/ Born 17th march 1971).

EVENTS

1832: government of India while writing letter to His Highness Mir Murad Ali Khan, assures that they will not take Shikarpur in their possession and integrity of Sindh dominions will be respected.

1850: The Sindh Commissioner asks the Collector of Hyderabad that prisoners should be taught habits of industry and mode to maintain themselves by their own cultivation.

1917: RewachandVasanmal, Advocate, delivers his lecture on the topic of ‘Amil economic’. The lecture program is organized by the ‘Young Amil’s Association’, Karachi.

1920: Khilafat Conference is held at Sunn, with Hakim Fatih Muhammad Sehwani as its President. Shaikh Abdul Majeed Sindhi, Dr. Noor Muhammad Shaikh, Shaikh Abdul Aziz, Moulvi Muhammad Suleman, and Moulvi Abdul Qayoom participate and deliver speeches. G.M.Syed was the host.

1922: On the eve of the arrival of the Prince of Walles, complete hatral is observed in Karachi. MehrajLokram Sharma and KesomalJhangyani are arrested for instigating people to observe strike. Later on Sharma earned 18 months imprisonment, whereas Kesomal is awarded 30 months imprisonment.

1933: White Paper issued by the British Government indicates that Sindh is going to be separated from the Bombay Presidency.

1952: Air flight service starts between Karachi and Hyderabad.

1954: Anti-Muslim League Day is observed in many cities of Pakistan. It is encouraged so as to minimize the political and party pressure on governance and to pave way for taking birth of any puppet party by people in power, for people in power and of people in power.

1965: Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Z.A.Bhutto doubts Indian attack on Pakistan. Later on the War took place between both countries. Very difficult to differentiate between ‘political vision’ and ‘political strategy’.

1992: No option for Pakistan to go for nuclear, due to ever increasing Human Rights violation in Kashmir, says Syed Ghous Ali Shah, Defense Minister of Pakistan.