Sindh History (October 27)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (27th October)

Research by Dr Dur Muhammad Pathan

BIRTHS: 27th October

Nandiram Mirani (Sehwan/Early writer of British Period/ birth 27th October 1819),

2. Makhdoom Muhammad Amin (Hala/Saint poet/ birth 27th October 1838 ),

3. Ahmad Khan 'Sheda' (Hala/Poet/ birth 27th October 1900),

4. Manohardas 'Talib' (Larkano - Mumbai/Singer & Poet/ birth 27th October 1927),

5. Moulana Abdul Rahim Laghari (Ahmadani/Religious Scholar/ birth 27th October 1929),

6. Indar Kewalramani (Bhiria - New Delhi/Actor/ birth 27th October 1936),

7. Khair Muhammad 'Azad' Jalbani (Ghulam Hussain/Poet/ birth 27th October 1946),

8.Lalan Abro (Tayab/Poet/ birth 27th October 1967),

9.Mushtaq Bukhari (Loungani/Poet/ birth 27th October 1969),

10. Mir Hassan Khoso (Poet/ birth 27th October 1983)

DEATHS:

27th October

1.Syed Ziauddin 'Zia' (Thato/ death 27th October 1814),

2. Munir Channo (Writer/ death 27th October 1967),

3. Jan Muhammad Jamali (Jati/Founder PTA/ death 27th October 1974),

4. Habibullah Manganhar (Arzi Bhutto/Folklore poet/ death 27th October 2011)

EVENTS: 27th October

Part1

1843: Charles Napier sending letter from Karachi apprises the Governor - General of the situation he faced in Sindh. He writes that '20,000 men under Mir Sher Muhammad were within a march of my camp. I had the magazines and hospital full of wounded men, to guard on the banks of the Indus. I had six sovereign princes in my camp, intriguing as hard as they could to arrange an attack upon my camp... I had an immense treasure to guard...Zenanas were about 800 powerful Balochees well armed.'

1857: Sindh Commissioner informs all Heads of independent States of the fall of Delhi and relief of Lucknow by Generals Havelock and Outram that occurred on 20th and 25th October respectively.

1859: Sindh Commissioner prescribes procedure to be adopted in dealing with persons of Kelat territory committing offences within British territory.

Part2

1958: Maj. Gen. Iskandar Mirza relinquishes his office of President ship and hands over all powers to Gen. Muhammad Ayub, who ruled country for more than a decade.

1959: Gen. Ayub becomes the Field Marshal and Promulgates the Basic Democracies Order providing the constitution of Basic Democratic Institution ranging from the Union Council level to Provincial Development Advisory Councils.

1989: No -Confidence motion against Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is moved. Voting will be on November, 2.

1996: Jamait -i- Islami sit -in effort is made to fizzle out in Islamabad aimed heavy teargassing and baton charges.

2000: Accountability Court issue non - bailable arrest warrants of Benazir Bhutto.