Sindh History (11th August)

 

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (11th AUGUST)

11th August

BIRTH DATES

Hafiz Imam Bux Soomro (Gul Muhammad Tunio/Eminent Teacher of Quran Religious Teacher/1895),

Dr.Illahi Bux Bhatti (Khairpur/Agricultural Scholar/1938),

Kishor Wasvani (Sukkur > Poono/Poet & Journalist/1944),

Qurban Ali ‘Qurban’ Sahto (wadhanpota/Poet/1953).

DEATH DATES

Mian Mir Sehwistan (Religious Scholar/1935),

Kalachand Mirani (Hyderabad/Social Worker & Singer/1935),

Muhammad Hussain ‘Miskeen’ (Poet/1976),

Moulana Najamuddin Chhajro (Jhalo/Religious Scholar/2002),

EVENTS

1939: Ross Bell, Political Agent, Upper Sindh requests Government of India for permission and sanctioning of the enrollment of 200 Afghan horsemen. (Source: Letter of date as indicated).

1857: Captain Merewether, Political Superintendent, Upper Sindh prepares and sends proposal to the Commissioner for Navigable Canal from river Indus to the new town of Kashmore. He writes that the cost of the project is Rs.10, 000, one third of which was to be met by local contribution and the remainder by the Government. (Source: Letter No. 291).

1929: A closely guarded and secret meeting of Jinnah, Gandhi and Ali Brothers is arranged by Mrs. Sarojini Naidu at Bombay ostensibly, it is assumed, with a view to amend the Nehru Report in such a way as to make it fully acceptable to all sections of Muslims. The conversation is not however made public. (Source: The Indian Annual Register, Voll-11. 1929).

1955: A nine-Non Muslim League – United Front Government /Ministry is sworn in with Chowdri Muhammad Ali as Prime Minister. (Source: Newspapers).

1969: India lodges protest the construction of the Karakorum Highway between China and Pakistan (Source: Newspapers).

1971: Joint Indo-Soviet Communique, issued in New Delhi demands urgent measures to bring political solution in East Pakistan (Source: ibd)

1977: Z.A.Bhutto threats to boycott elections if partiality observed. (Source: ‘Source-Material on Bhutto family’, compiled by Gul Hayat Institute).

1992: Benazir Bhutto opposes proposed amendment in Pakistan Penal Code and Criminal Penal Code proposing death sentence for blaspheming the Holy Prophet P.B.U.H. (Source: ‘Source-Material on Bhutto family’, compiled by Gul Hayat Institute).