The largest desert of Pakistan in Sindh province Thar is facing a devastating drought nowadays. A ruthlessly slow response of the relevant provincial and federal government departments and agencies have made more than 2.5 million people even more vulnerable to extreme hunger and thirst. It is reported that hundreds of thousands of people have migrated to other parts of the province and much of their livestock has died due to ongoing drought in the area.
The hungry and thirsty 2.5 million people in Thar in Sindh province and around 3.5 million domestic animals including cows, camels, goats, sheep, and also wild animals such as horses, deer and birds like peacocks, hens, partridges, parrots etc. urgently need food aid, medical supplies and fodder so as to save their lives. In this dismal scenario, national and international NGOs are appealed to come forward to their rescue in drought-hit Thar in Sindh province. Similarly, the provincial government is requested to construct water canals, channels and dams in this area as it was planned and designed by the British irrigation engineers even before partition and so that this part of the province which always remains in the grip of drought and famine may not suffer in the future.
HASHIM ABRO
Islamabad