HYDERABAD: Thar Foundation in collaboration with Ministry of Education and Culture, Sindh partners with TEDx Islamkot kicked off first ever TEDx event of Tharparkar under the theme of “Thar Badlay ga Pakistan”. The first of its kind TEDx Islamkot brought together leading change agents, thinkers and doers from Thar and Pakistan. The event was attended […]
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‘Sincere efforts needed to tackle malnutrition in Thar’
HYDERABAD: Thardeep Rural Development Program (TRDP) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Allahnawaz Samoo said nutrition has long been one of the core issues faced in desert region of Thar and that sincere efforts were needed to tackle the problems. Samoo said malnutrition alone, in recent few years, claimed lives of thousands of Thari children, adding that there […]
Date palm plantation drive initiated in Thar
“Food shortage in Thar can be tackled by mobilizing local resources and growing drought resistant, high value crops in the region” This was said by Arid Zone Research Institute (AZRI) Director Dr Attaullah Khan during the inaugural of a date palm plantation campaign in a village called Sawai Kolhi near Chachro, Tharparkar. Addressing the gathering […]
20% infants in drought-hit Acho Thar desert malnourished: report
SANGHAR: In what appears to be first reported case during ongoing season, one infant died on Saturday of measles in Sanghar’s drought-hit Achro Thar desert – an area where the number of malnourised children has risen to 20 percent. There is possibility of measles outbreak in the area as several children have been affected from the […]
No relief in sight as Sindh’s Achro Thar Desert enters into fresh drought
KARACHI: With no sufficient precipitation, drought-like situation in Sindh’s Achro Thar Desert is intensifying over the past few weeks. The situation has led to deaths of livestock and dearth of fodder following mass level migration to barrage areas. As local population is solely dependent on livestock for bread and butter, there is looming threat of […]
‘Taleem do vote lo’ — Thari’s to support candidates who prioritise education
HYDERABAD: Thar residents on Saturday demonstrated against ‘disloyal’ political hopefuls from the region with messages written on blackboards saying ‘taleem do vote lo‘ (Give education, take vote), vowing to support only those candidates who prioritise education. Speaking to Daily Times, Moolo, a villager from Moole Je Dhani village in Islamkot said that the Pakistan Peoples […]
Activists, journalists raise funds for Thari teenager with liver disease
HYDERABAD: People from different walks of life including poets, writers, social activists and journalist on Friday launched a fund-raising campaign and collected half of the amount required for treatment of a teenager suffering from liver disease in Thar. 15-year-old Abdul Manan Rahimoon, suffering from liver problem requires somewhere around Rs8 million for treatment. To this end, […]
Thar Desert, your next destination
Pakistan is becoming a tourist destination, and it has attracted millions of sightseers in the last couple of years. Earlier, in the previous decade, law and order situations created a barrier for local as well as for international adventurists, but improvements in the law and order situation have, now, boosted the economy of Pakistan in […]
Green tomb that shines in the desert of Thar
HYDERABAD: The tomb of Baba Nasrullah Wali in the desert of Thar is a great example of inter-faith harmony where all religions celebrate their respective special occasions at Baba Wali darbar. The dargah of Baba Wali is located two kilometers away from Umerkot in district Thar. The devotees from far flung areas of the province […]
Thar’s first desert hotel welcomes families over dining experience
HYDERABAD (June 29, 2018): Tharparkar, the land of rich culture, traditions, natural beauty, and peace, now, invites families over a lavish dining experience at its gates. Café Thar has vouched to break many stereotypes concerned with hoteling for families. Café Thar, a traditional asset of Thar, has pushed the male-dominated society to realise that if […]