Tag: Thar

Five more children die of malnutrition in Thar

THARPARKAR: At least five more children died at the Civil Hospital Mithi, Tharparkar, due to malnutrition and other diseases on Friday. According to the district administration,...

257 children die during four months in Thar as drought persists

MITHI: At least 257 children died of malnutrition and diseases during four months of this year in Thar region as drought condition persist, sources...

Three children die in Thar

KARACHI: Three children lost their lives in Thar during the last 24 hours, according to reports. The deaths are being attributed to malnutrition and in the...

One child dies in Thar, 110 more hospitalised

-3258 families provided with 50kg of free wheat bag each KARACHI: One out of 110 children, who were treated at various government hospitals in Tharparkar...

Sindh CM orders redressal of grievances in Thar

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah, responding to reports forwarded to him about the plight of drought-hit people of Thar on...

29 children hospitalised in Thar hospitals

KARACHI: The Sindh Information Department said on Friday that the relief activities in Tharparkar district were being continued as 453 children, including infants and those...

Pakistan Army establishes free medical camp in Thar

THARPARKAR: Pakistan Army on Monday established a three-day free medical camp in Tharparkar, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Army doctors and paramedics provided...

Three more infants die of malnutrition in Thar

MITHI: Three more children died of malnutrition and other diseases in the Thar region of Sindh on Friday. The number of malnutrition-related deaths during this...

CJP ‘unsatisfied’ with situation in Thar

--Chief Justice Nisar says Sindh govt set up fake medical camp to show performance    ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday...

Six more infants die of malnutrition in Thar

THARPARKAR: The death toll during the last 72 hours in drought-hit Thar has hit 13 after six more infants died on Tuesday, according to a media...

Two more children die of malnutrition in Tharparkar

THARPARKAR: The death toll of children in Sindh’s Tharparkar region continues to climb as two more passed away due to malnutrition on Thursday. According to...

Pakistan goes against the grain with coal power spree

In the bleak Thar desert, the roar of trucks is constant at a massive Chinese-backed coal power project the government sees as an answer...

SC forms commission on Thar water crisis, seeks detailed report

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday formed a commission on water crisis and other issues in Thar under a judge of district and...

Three more infants die of malnutrition in Thar

As many as 540 reported deaths in the last four months THARPARKAR: Infants continue to succumb to malnutrition in Sindh’s drought affected district of...

Thari woman commits suicide along with minor daughter

THARPARKAR: A woman disappointed over poverty and malnutrition committed suicide with her 3-year-old   on Saturday. According to details, husband of 22-year-old Sharmiti hailing from Chelhar...

Sindh govt to launch nutrition programme for 50,000 families of Thar,...

KARACHI: Adviser to CM on Information, Law and Anti-Corruption Barrister Murtaza Wahab has said that the Government of Sindh had decided to launch from...

Two more malnourished children die in Thar

MITHI: Two more children died of malnutrition here on Thursday at Civil Hospital, Mithi in Thar region. According to local media reports, two girls including...