New Delhi:
February 21 is an important place in the history of Indo-Pakistan relationships. On the same date in 1999, the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif signed a treaty called ‘Lahore Declaration’. Amidst a tremendous reception in Lahore, Vajpayee said, “I said,” I am goodwill of my fellow Indians and I have brought hope to those who want permanent peace and harmony with Pakistan … I know this is a decisive moment in the history of South Asia and I hope we hope to face the challenge Will be able to. ”The Lahore agreement was signed after a conversation between the two Prime Ministers.
Talking about another historical moment related to 21 February, religion and beliefs have a special place in our country. Organizing Kumbh is also the largest form of faith. The Mahakumbh, which comes after every 12 years, is recorded in history books as the world’s largest human conference. The Kumbh Mela of India has been recognized as the world’s largest peaceful human gathering by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The first Mahakumbh of this century was organized in 2001 and this Kumbh ended on 21 February on the day of Mahashivaratri.
February 21 is an important place in the history of Indo-Pakistan relationships. In 1999, on the same date, the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pakistan’s PM Nawaz Sharif signed a treaty called the Lahore Declaration. Amid tremendous reception in Lahore, Vajpayee had said, ‘I have brought the goodwill and hope of my fellow Indians who want permanent peace and harmony with Pakistan … I know that this is a decisive moment in the history of South Asia. And I hope we will be able to face the challenge. The Lahore agreement was signed after a conversation between the two Prime Ministers.
The sequential details of other important events recorded on the date of February 21 in the history of the country and the world are as follows:-
- 1948: The draft of the Constitution of independent India was introduced to the President.
- 1965: Disputed nationalist black leader Malcom X was murdered in the US. In New York, he was shot in front of his 400 supporters. Suspecting the hand of an organization named Nation of Islam behind the murder.
- 1972: The then US President Richard P Nixon traveled to China and ended the last 21 years of Durav between the two countries.
- 1996: The existence of ‘Black Hole’ was detected with the help of pictures sent by Habbal space.
- 1999: UNESCO announced to celebrate 21 February as International Mother Language Day.
- 1999: Agreement between former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif on the Lahore announcement.
- 2001: End of Mahakumbh before millennium.
- 2004: The country’s tennis star Sania Mirza won a big achievement by winning the WTA title. She became the first Indian woman player to do so.
- 2008: Asif Ali Zardari, leader of Pakistan Peoples Party, joined hands with Muslim League (N) leader and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
- 2013: 17 people died in bomb blasts in Hyderabad, more than a hundred people injured.
- 2023: Eight people killed in Turki, Syria of 6.4 magnitude earthquake, more than 200 injured.
- 2024: India’s well-known legalist and veteran senior advocate of the Supreme Court Fali S.K. Nariman died.
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