SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (17th OCTOBER)
17th October
BIRTH DATES
. Najam Abbasi (Khan Wahan/Fiction Writer/ birth 17th October1927),
2. Jahangir Qureshi (Jacobabad/Journalist/ birth 17th October1935),
3. Yadeshtar 'Pagal' (Deparja - Ajmir/Poet/ birth 17th October1937),
4. Wasiq Nathanshahi (Atheen Shakh/Poet/ birth 17th October1940),
5. Pawankumar Mata (Dhondhecha/Singer/ birth 17th October1959),
6. Ghulam Hussain 'Ghamghen' (Shahmer Brohi/Poet/ birth 17th October1973),
7. Hamid Naz Soomro (Badah/Journalist/ birth 17th October1974)
DEATH DATES
1. Akbar, the Great Mughal king (He was born in Sindh/ death 17th October1605)
EVENTS
1918: Sindh Home Rule League protests against the decision of the Govt. of India, not to allow a Congress - League deputation to proceed to England.
1919: Sindh observes Khilafat Day. Larkanians set an example. Here the bigest gathering is presided over by Advocate Ghulam Ali and attended by Jan Muhammad Junijo, Seth Khudadad, Pir Turab Ali Shah, Pir Mithal Shah and hundreds of Pirs and Moulvis. Nawab of Lahori, K.B. Isran and Shahnawaz Bhutto did level best to stop it, but Khilafatis did it.
1933: The meeting of the Dow Committee is held at Karachi to suggest administrative steps for Sindh after her separation from Bombay Presidency. Seth Haji Abdullah Haroon, K.B. Khuhro, Qazi Abdul Rahman, E.L.Price, Hiranand Khemsing and others attend.
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