Tharparkar drought claims two more lives
39 children have died over the course of 38 days
THARPARKAR:
The ongoing drought in Tharparkar claimed lives of two more children, taking the death toll to 39 in just 38 days, Express News reported Friday.
The drought has been making headlines more frequently in recent weeks and 470 lives have been lost over the past three years, including over 300 children under the age of 7.
For the third year in a row, rains have refused to fall over Tharparkar and 80 percent of villages in Thar have yet to receive any precipitation this year.
Two more children died today at Mithi's Civil Hospital - one only 12 days old - because of malnutrition.
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) have been under immense scrutiny over the issue. PPP patron-in-chief Bilawal Zardari Bhutto had issued show cause notices to Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah and provincial Deputy Secretary General, Manzoor Hussain Wassan over the mishandling of the crisis.
Both were asked to submit a report after the media leaked the findings of a report in relation to the drought which showed irregularities, cases of corruption and embezzlement and negligence by various government departments.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is said to be monitoring the Tharparkar crisis personally.
The ongoing drought in Tharparkar claimed lives of two more children, taking the death toll to 39 in just 38 days, Express News reported Friday.
The drought has been making headlines more frequently in recent weeks and 470 lives have been lost over the past three years, including over 300 children under the age of 7.
For the third year in a row, rains have refused to fall over Tharparkar and 80 percent of villages in Thar have yet to receive any precipitation this year.
Two more children died today at Mithi's Civil Hospital - one only 12 days old - because of malnutrition.
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) have been under immense scrutiny over the issue. PPP patron-in-chief Bilawal Zardari Bhutto had issued show cause notices to Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah and provincial Deputy Secretary General, Manzoor Hussain Wassan over the mishandling of the crisis.
Both were asked to submit a report after the media leaked the findings of a report in relation to the drought which showed irregularities, cases of corruption and embezzlement and negligence by various government departments.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is said to be monitoring the Tharparkar crisis personally.