Tag: Tharparkar

Three labourers killed as Tharparkar well caves in

Three labourers were killed when the side walls of a well in Tharparkur caved in during digging operation on Wednesday. Police said that three labourers...

Hafiz Saeed distributes relief goods in Thar

THARPARKAR Jamaatud Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed Ahmed arrived at Tharparkar to show solidarity with drought-hit people of Tharparkar here on Monday. Hafiz Saeed visited civil...

Four more die in Tharparkar

MITHI Four more people died in the drought-hit Tharparkar district of Sindh on Friday. According to reports, a four-year-old child and three women died...

Tharparkar death toll rises to 187 as 3 more die

MITHI/HYDERABAD Two more children and one woman died in the hospitals in Hyderabad and Mithi on Wednesday, rising death toll in Tharparkar to 187. According...

Two more children breathe their last in Tharparkar

MITHI- Two more babies on Wednesday lost their lives in the drought-hit Tharparkar, raising the death toll to 187, reported a private news channel. The Inter-Services...

History will repeat itself in Tharparkar, experts warn

As the death toll from the latest outbreak of poverty-driven diseases in Pakistan's Thar desert nears 100 children, experts are warning that corruption and...

Kudos to smile on hungry, silent faces

Supervisor of Tharparkar Relief Works Taj Haider has said that besides being affected by drought and deaths of children and livestock, the people of...

Sindh lawmakers to assemble for Thar

Sindh labour minister not to abandon drought victims of Tharparkar   Opposition parties have submitted a joint requisition for convening Sindh Assembly session over the drought...

Hunger lands 30 more Thar children in hospital

Hundreds of cattle die owing to scarcity of water and fodder as drought extends to Khairpur dessert Rescue teams fail to reach Kitaar, Jitrad, Kesrad...

30 more children admitted to hospitals in Tharparkar

THARPARKAR- Another 30 children were brought to hospital on Wednesday as the food shortage and drought condition continued in Tharparkar district of Sindh. According to...

The broth is about to stew…

Minister says surplus wheat stocks available for draught hit Tharparkar Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan Tuesday said that...

Pak Army amplifies medical relief in Tharparkar

RAWALPINDI- Pakistan Army has increased the number of medical camps for the treatment of people in drought-hit areas of Tharparkar. According to an ISPR spokesman here,...

PM announces Rs 1bn relief package for Thar affectees

MITHI Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday announced a Rs 1 billion relief package for the famine-hit people of Tharparkar. He made the announcement in...

Sindh govt responsible for Thar situation: SC

ISLAMABAD Declaring the Sindh government responsible for the Thar situation, the Supreme Court on Monday said that if media had not highlighted the issue...

Tharparkar famine: PM Nawaz announces Rs 1bn relief package

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced Rs one billion aid to the provide assistance to the famine affected families. He along with Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Patron-in-Chief...

Shah enjoys lavish lunch at famine-stricken Thar

Sindh CM says agreement with NGO backed by Asian Bank, World Bank underway Hamza flays Sindh govt for mishandling Thar famine   Amidst reports that the death...

Hunger cries echo in Tharparkar

THARPARKAR/KARACHI Death toll in famine-hit Tharparkar District exceeded 200 after another five children died of malnutrition in Chachro tehsil, local media reported on Sunday. However, the...