Tag: Thar
Non-operational reverse osmosis plants make Thar’s life plightful
As many as 110 plants not working due to no release of funds
CM directs Finance Department to release Rs336.7 mn to make...
Thar’s reverse osmosis plants shut down as workers go on protest
Protest being carried out over non-payment of salaries
The workers rendering their services for the reverse osmosis (RO) plants closed down over 450 plants...
PM assures protection of rights of Sindh, immediate medical relief for...
KARACHI: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Tuesday said his government would safeguard the rights of Sindh and residents of the province.
The prime minister in a...
Five more children die of malnutrition in Thar
THARPARKAR: Death toll of children dying of malnutrition in Tharparker region continued to climb as five more infants passed away on Sunday.
The latest deaths...
Five children die due to malnutrition, viral diseases in Thar
THARPARKAR: At least another five children died and a dozen others were affected due to malnutrition and epidemic diseases in Tharparkar in past 24 hours.
According...
Sindh govt declares Thar ‘drought-hit’; plans to install desalination plant in...
The Sindh government declared Thar a drought-hit area and planned to install a desalination plant in Karachi in a meeting on Monday. The cabinet also...
Four die of malnutrition in Thar, toll in 2018 mounts to...
THARPARKAR: Four children on Thursday died in Sindh's Tharparkar district owing to viral infections and malnutrition, taking the total death count in the region...
Malnutrition kills three more children in Tharparkar
THARPARKAR: The number of children dying of malnutrition in Sindh’s Tharparker region continues to rise as three more passed away in the past 18...
Thar women record highest turnout in country’s electoral history
ISLAMABAD: Thar women have achieved a milestone in the country’s electoral history in the general election of 2018, recording the highest turnout of almost...
First minority Hindu woman to contest on general seat from Thar...
KARACHI: A 31-year-old Hindu woman, Sunita Parmar has emerged as a beacon of hope not only for minorities but for all Pakistani women, who make up...
Committee probing Thar children deaths to commence work
THARPARKAR: The commision to look into the causes of death of children in Tharparkar district, created by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar,...
Two more children die of food shortage in Thar
CHACHRO: Two more children died due to the food shortage in Tharparkar’s Chachro on Saturday, taking death toll to 34 in the current month...
At least 445 peacocks die in Mithi in a month
MITHI: At least 445 peacocks have succumbed to the outbreak of Ranikhet disease in Mithi region of Tharparkar in Sindh, reported media.
The sudden spike in deaths of...
At least six infants die due to infections, malnutrition in Thar
THARPARKAR: As many as six infants lost their lives over the last 24 hours in Sindh's Tharparker district owing to the viral infections and...
CJP holds Mithi hospital chief equally responsible for children’s death
KARACHI: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday remarked that the Mithi hospital head was also responsible for children's death in Thar.
He...
SHC seeks detail of Thar coal project’s contracts
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday directed the provincial government to submit a comprehensive report on the contracts of Thar Engro Coal Power...
Sindh governor to inaugurate modern school building in Thar
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Mohammad Zubair will inaugurate a state-of-the-art and purpose-built school building in Mithi, the divisional capital remotely located in Thar, on March...
