Sindh History (11th July)

 

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (11th ^JULY)

11^th July 
 BIRTH DATES

Parsram ‘Zia’ (Poet/ birth 11th July 1911),

Ali Nawaz Hajan Khan Jatoi (New Jatoi/Scholar/ birth 11th July 1914),

Muhammad Ibrahim Morai (Dalipota/Writer/ birth 11th July 1915),

 Esardas Sipro (Karachi >Mumbai/Singer & Musician/ birth 11th July 1917),

Menhal Gopang (Kamber/Poet/ birth 11th July 1945),

 Sarwech Sindhi (Poet/ birth 11th July 1947),

Bidil Masroor (Shikarpur/Writer & Singer/ birth 11th July 1947),

 Manohar Manghani (Ahmadabad/Artist/ birth 11th July 1954),

 Irshad Kaghzi (Shikarpur/Writer/ birth 11th July 1955),

Dr. Khatumal (Mithi/Social worker/ birth 11th July 1960), 

EVENTS

 

1842: His Highness Mir Naseer Khan Talpur writes to Major Outram informing him and making complain that the fort of Rojhan, 26 miles from Shikarpur and 10 miles from Khangarah has been occupied by people of Naseer Khan of Kalat.
1908: Diwan Dayaram Gidumal Shahani establishes ‘Seva Sadhan Sabha’ in Bombay with Aims & Objects to provide social services, social protection, and education to women-folk and train lady social workers. Later on branches of NGO are also started in Syeat, Poona and Ahmadabad. (Source: ‘Biography of Raj Rashi Diwan Dayaram Gidumal’, by Shewaram Pherwani).
1920: Four ‘Special trains’ in the history of Sindh have a unique reference. First train was booked by Sindh Congress for Punjab so as to participate in the Congress Sesion and provide financial & moral support to families those were affected during the tragedy of Jalyanwala bagh. In 1938 on the eve of Sindh Provincial Muslim League Conference the Special train was hired for Quaid-i-Azam for Karachi from Hyderabad. When Soorihb Badshah Pir Pagaro was released from jail, he also reached Sindh in Special train. During Hijrat Tahrik, Jan Muhammad Junijo booked special train Khilafatis. The Special train carrying Sindhi migrants on way to Peshawar reached at Multan today. 
1950: Fatima Jinnah regrets to Hilal-i-Ahmar Pakistan (Source: Newspaper).
1959: Pak-American trade agreement is signed. Trade Minister of Pakistan, Z.A.Bhutto indicates more trade agreements with other countries.(Source: ‘Source-Material on Bhutto family’, compiled by Gul Hayat Institute).
1969: Ex-Director of Pakistan Institute for Islamic Research Fazul-ul-Raman’s book on Islam is banned. (Source: Newspapers).
1972: Language riots affect Thatta also; section 144 is imposed for three months. (Source:Ibid).
1975: Punjab Chief Minster resigns. He is one of founder members of PPP and edited weekly ‘Nusrat’, Lahore in early days of the party. (Source: Newspapers).