Sindh History (3rd October)

 

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (3rd OCTOBER)

3rd October 

 BIRTH DATES

Inayat Baloch (Ahmadpur/Poet/Sitting member of the SPSC/ birth 3rd October1941),

Chandar Sawanani (Chak > Ahmadabad/Writer & Artist/ birth 3rd October1943),

Sher Muhammad ‘Ajiz’ (Chak/Poet/1955),

Roshan Ara Memon (Writer/ birth 3rd October1961),

Naeem Akhtar (Jacobabad/Journalist/ birth 3rd October1963)

 

 

EVENTS

 

1922: A public meeting is held at Shahdadkot by local branch of the Khilafat Committee. Speakers condemn anti-Islam & anti-Turk policy of the Government and they ask people to take part in the politics and get rid of British Government. (Source: The Daily Al-Wahid, Karachi).

1939: Larkano says Big No to declare holiday and celebrate Birthdays of Jinnah, Gandhi and Tilk and other leaders. This may kindly be noted that in the light of resolution passed on the evev of Sindh Districts Local Boards Conference [24th Sept], the president of Self-Government Institute made request to all District Local Boards for celebration of Birthdates and declaring holidays on those events.(Source: Newspapers).

1941: When the ‘Indus Commission’ met at Simla, Sir B.N.Rau, chairman, suggested for the consideration of the parties that Sindh’s objections regarding the Bhakra Dam be withdrawn or modified and the dam be allowed to be erected, provided expressed stipulations were laid down that quantities of water authorized to be withdrawn would be subject to modification if and when Sindh’s apprehensions turned out to be true. Both parties agreed to the suggestion.

1950: Allam Mashrqui, founder of Khaksar Tahrik is arrested. (Source: ‘Source-Material on Khaksar Tahrik’, compiled by Gul Hayat Institute).

1955: The Governor-General, Iskandar Mirza gives assent to the ‘Establishment of West Pakistan-One-Unit-Bill, 1955, passed by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 30th of September 1955. (Source: Newspapers).

1971: Russian president Nikolai Podgorny warns India and Pakistan against going to war to settle their dispute over the East Pakistan. (Source: ibid).

1992: New World Order will not work, says African National Congress President Dr.Nelson Mandela, who reaches Karachi. (Source: Newspapers).

1996: Benazir Bhutto addresses U.N. General Assembly, calls for multilateral talks on Asian Security and proposes world conference on South Asia. (Source: ‘Source-Material on Bhutto family’, compiled by Gul Hayat Institute).

1998: Pakistan and India expel each other’s’ High Commission staffs on espionage charges. (Source: Newspapers).