Bhit or Bhit Shah is a small town located in Matiari District, Sindh, Pakistan. The town is best known as the location of the shrine to the Sindhi Sufi poet, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, who came to be called Bhittai on account of the town's name. Passing along the road that leaves Haala for Hyderabad, beyond the shrubs there are a solitary group of large white mounds, which form hills known as Bhit in Sindhi.
Shahdadpur is a city, located in Sanghar District, Sindh, Pakistan.
Sukkur District is a district in Sindh Province in Pakistan. It is divided into 5 administrative townships, namely: Sukkur City, New Sukkur, Rohri, Saleh Pat and Pano Aqil. Among them Sukkur City and New Sukkur are urban centres, while Pano Aqil is famous for having one of the largest military cantonments of the country. Rohri is the smallest tehsil of Sukkur District, both in area and population, but it has an important railway junction. Two districts have been split off from the territory of Sukkur: Shikarpur in 1977 and Ghotki in 1993.
Shah Jo Risalo is a book of poems of the Sindhi Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. Shah Abdul Latif's poetry was compiled during his lifetime and after his death. It was compiled and designated as Shah Jo Risalo or Poetry of Shah.
Hala is a city and taluka of Matiari district of Sindh, Pakistan. According to the Revenue record, Hala was given the status of Taluka of Hyderabad District in 1848. In 2005, it became part of Matiari District. Hala is located on the N-5 National Highway of Pakistan at a distance of about 62 kilometers from Hyderabad. Hala is also located on the Tando Adam - Mehrabpur Railway Line but railway line has been abandoned by Pakistan Railways. As of 2017 census, the Hala Municipal Corporation has a population of 65,731. Total population of Hala Taluka is 262,423 (2017) which includes Hala Municipal Corporation, Hala Old, Bhit Shah, Bhanote and surrounding areas.
Matyari or Matiari is a city located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is 30 km (19 mi) north of Hyderabad on N-5 National Highway. Matiari is also the district headquarter of Matiari District.
Matiari District is a district in the Pakistani province of Sindh. Located on the left bank of the Indus River, Matiari became an independent district in 30 May 2004 under the military regime of Pervez Musharraf, when Hyderabad was divided into four districts — Tando Allahyar, Matiari, Tando Mohammad Khan and Hyderabad.
Noori Jam Tamachi is a folktale in the Sindhi folklore.
Ajrak, also known as Ajrakh, is a unique form of textile block-printing found mostly in Sindh, Pakistan and Ajrakhpur, Kutch district, India. Ajrak textiles like shawls or dresses display special designs and patterns made using block printing with stamps. Ajrak is a symbol of Sindhi culture and traditions. Ajrak prints are also famous in neighbouring areas of India, in Gujarat, due to their influence from the Indus Valley civilization. Apart from Sindh and Kutch, recently, a Saraiki version of the Ajrak called Sajarak was created and is found in South Punjab, Pakistan.
Dr Fahmida Hussain was born in a literary family on July 5, 1948, in Tando Jam in district Hyderabad Sindh, Pakistan. Her father Mohammad Yakoon "Niaz" was also a scholar who had translated poetry of Hafiz Shirazi from Persian to Sindhi language. Her brother Sirajul Haq Memon was also a well-known author and researcher. She is a well-known author, scholar, linguist and intellectual of Pakistan. Her fields of work have been: Literature, Linguistics, Woman studies and Anthropology. Her specialization is in the study of the great classical mystic poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. Dr Fahmida was the Chairperson of Sindhi Language Authority from May 2008 to March 2015. Before that she had served as Director of Shah Abdul Latif Chair, University of Karachi for ten years. Prior to that she had also served as Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Sindhi in the same university. Dr Fahmida Hussain is a prolific writer who has more than 15 books to her credit along with several research articles on the subjects of Literary Criticism, Linguistics with special reference to different aspects of Sindhi language, poetry of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai and gender issues. She started writing short stories and poetry from a very young age and has to her credit one book of short stories as well. She has been writing columns, articles and critiques in various newspapers and magazines from the last 40 years. She is married to Abdul Hussain and they have 3 children. Dr Sunita Hussain, Aruna Hussain and a son Shahmir Hussain.
Hala Tehsil is an administrative subdivision, (Tehsil), of Matiari District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. As of the 2017 census, Hala Taluka has a population of 262,423. The total population constitutes, 143,965 rural and 118,458 urban population. Hala City is the headquarter of this Tehsil. Important towns/villages of this taluka include Hala old, Bhit Shah, Panj Moro, Khandu and Bhanoth.
When Brummies Met Sindhis is a documentary film made by Pakistani documentary filmmaker, Azfar Rizvi.
Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro Sindhi: ميان غلام شاه ڪلهوڙو) was a member of the Kalhora dynasty who, in 1758, was enthroned as Nawab of Sindh by tribal Chiefs of Kalhora, replacing his brother Mian Muradyab Kalhoro.
Syed Amir Ali Shah Jamote was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2002 to May 2018.
The Shrine of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai is an 18th-century Sufi shrine located in the town of Bhit Shah, in the Pakistani province of Sindh. The shrine is considered to be one of the most important in Sindh, and its annual urs festival attracts up to 500,000 visitors.
University of Sufism and Modern Sciences is a public university funded by the Government of Sindh in Bhit Shah, Sindh, Pakistan. It was founded in 2011 to promote education and research in Sufism and build Sufi studies as an academic subject in Sindh and to connect traditional education of Sufism with modern sciences. The University of Sufism and Modern Sciences (USMS) is situated in Bhitshah Town, Matiari District, home to a Shrine of the Sufi Saint HazratShah Abdul Latif Bhittai.
Allah Dino Sand, also spelled as Allahdino Sand, is a village in the Taluka and District of Matiari, Sindh, Pakistan. It is situated along the Karachi-Peshawar Railway Line. Although the village has a railway station, currently no trains stop there. The village is connected to Matiari, Tando Jam, Naserpur Town, Shahpur Darpur, Masu Bhurgri, and Village Wahid Dino Unar via Road. The road from this village to Matiari has been improved in 2017. The village is situated approximately 13 km southeast of Matiari and 11 km northwest of Tando Jam. Various facilities have been established in the village, including a Primary School, High School, Medical Dispensary, and post office. The village derives its name from a respected individual named Allah Dino Sand. "Sand" or "Saand" is a surname associated with the Sindhi Muslim community.
Bhanoth is a town of Hala Taluka, Matiari District of Sindh, Pakistan. It has status of Union Council of Hala Tehsil. The education for boys and girls is available at high school level in the town. Bhanoth was a big port town in times of Shah Latif and earlier.
The Huqooq-e-Sindh March was a 2022 protest march against the provincial Sindh Government of Sindh, Pakistan. Inaugurated by PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the march started on February 26 at the Shaheed commune in Ghotki near the Sindh–Punjab border, and ended on March 6 in Karachi.
