A Voice of the Unheard Friday, October 2, 2026
THARPARKAR: Speakers at a dialogue at the Tharparkar Press Club have said the draft Thar coal Resettlement Policy Framework does not reflect the seriousness of the issues involved and offers little for the sustainable development of the area. The dialogue on the Thar coal Resettlement Policy Framework was organised by the Marooara Coordination Council, a...
THATTA: Speakers at a seminar here have stressed the need to promote interfaith harmony to root out intolerance from society. The seminar was organised by Right To Play, an international humanitarian organisation, with sponsorship from the Norwegian Embassy, to mark Global Dignity Day. “Intolerance, inequality and insensitivity are the main reasons behind violations of human...
UMERKOT: Speakers at a seminar here on Wednesday said humanity had lost its dignity with the introduction of new and innovative weapons for destroying one another. The seminar was organised by Right To Play, an international non-governmental organisation, under the aegis of UNICEF to mark Global Dignity Day. Speaking on the occasion, Umerkot Deputy Commissioner...
THARPARKAR: Global Handwashing Day is observed around the world every year on October 15, yet most people are still either unaware of the need to wash their hands with soap at critical times or knowingly fail to do so. The day aims to make the simple, life-saving practice of handwashing a regular habit. Since the...
UMERKOT: Women and girls of a remote and traditionally conservative village in Umerkot observed the International Day of the Girl Child for the first time on Friday, under the theme “Innovating for Girls’ Education”. It was an all-female affair in Shehlam Khan Banglani village. The day, dedicated to the girl child, was celebrated and attended...
UMERKOT: Scores of people took part in a rally here to observe World Teachers’ Day. Members of civil society organisations, district education officials, the teachers’ association, students, educationists and journalists took part in the tribute rally. The rally was organised by Right To Play and the NCHD in collaboration with the Education and Literacy Department,...
THARPARKAR: Young students in Tharparkar presented tableaux and other performances conveying a message of peace, love and care for everyone, and won loud applause for their drawings and posters on peace, harmony and non-violence. The function, titled “Promoting Peace through Quality Education”, was organised by Earth Stars Academy Islamkot in collaboration with the Indus Society...
THARPARKAR: Educationists and activists have said education is the only ray of hope for the emancipation of the depressed and deprived people of the Tharparkar desert, and that political interference in the education department is the main reason for the dismal state of education in Thar. They called for an arid agriculture university to be...
THARPARKAR: Nawaz Ali Khoso, who carried hundreds of stories in his memory about the history, folk wisdom and origins of the Thar desert, the freedom struggle and the area’s resources, has passed away in his native Nagarparkar, at the foot of the Karoonjhar hills. Nawaz Ali Khoso, popularly known as Chacha Nawaz, was born in...
THARPARKAR: The current condition of drought in Tharparkar district emerged due to insufficient rainfall, forcing Thari people to migrate. The district government has yet to recommend to the PDMA that the district be declared calamity-hit, while people are being forced to sell off their animals quickly because of cash needs, fodder shortages, and livestock disease...