MITHI: Five children died on Wednesday due to malnutrition in drought-hit Tharparkar, Express News reported.
The annual death toll in the region has crossed 500.
With the increasing number of deaths - especially of children - Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah on December 6 had directed for the constitution of a two-member commission to probe into the drought-related deaths.
Prior to this directive, the Sindh High Court had directed the provincial government to take serious steps to ensure an end to drought-related deaths.
During the hearing of a suo motu case on the deaths caused by the calamity, a report on the issue was presented before the bench which claimed that most of the victims were below the age of five.
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Declare THARPARKAR a disaster area. Provide relief. Provide the children and the old with food. Is that asking too much!!!!!!! Shame on the SIND government. Shame on the war mongering Altafbhai who is only worried for one of his MQM members being killed yesterday. In Tharparkar everyday people are dying of hunger and there are solutions available. Shame... Shame ... SAD state of affairs.