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Resettlement in Tharparkar

In my article of July 4, 2021 published in these pages as ‘Transition in Tharparkar’, I shared some of my thoughts about the contested nature of the intellectual debate of…

Transition in Tharparkar

I am writing this piece on the last day of my weeklong enriching journey to the heart of Tharparkar in Sindh. I am pleased to share with readers some of…

Tharparkar: the search for solutions

Thar was once referred to as ‘Tharr’ and ‘Tharri’ by locals. To date, Dhatki speakers who belong to Umerkot and other urban areas of Sindh refer to the desert region…

Tharparkar: The Last Bastion Of Peace

Tharparkar: the last bastion of peace

My immersion into the matchless natural beauty of Tharparkar is enlivened when I think of going away from the maddening crowd of urban life. The mesmerising charm of the chameleonic…

Field Notes From Tharparkar

Field notes from Tharparkar

Three days in Tharparkar reinforce one’s conviction that the empowerment of the region’s women will be the principal catalyst to replace high infant mortality with high standards of mother and…

Hunger And Death In Tharparkar

Hunger and death in Tharparkar

The death of children in Tharparkar came into national consciousness when the number exceeded 150. And the count kept going up. Tragic as it is, this is only the tip…

Lessons From Tharparkar

Lessons from Tharparkar

The invasion of Tharparkar district by rich donors and relief convoys should not divert attention from the need for long-term answers to the grave problems faced, seasonally or permanently, by…

Can courts fix the climate crisis?

THE realities of climate change that seven-year-old Rabia Ali had warned us of eight years ago have hit home. Take, for example, the latest heatwave which thousands are experiencing across…

Youth development

WHAT stops Pakistan from becoming a developed country? Why is Pakistan not emerging from poverty? How will Pakistan embark on the track to success? What is the reason behind Balochistan’s…

Iceberg in desert

WE know very well that poverty is not just lack of resources. It is also the lack of access and opportunity. We also know that in order to make people…