750,000 kids born too soon every year in Pakistan
KARACHI Amar Guriro Each year, some 15 million babies in the world are born too early. More than 1 million of those babies die shortly after birth; countless others suffer some type of lifelong physical, neurological or educational disability, often at great cost to families and society; and Pakistan is eighth in the top 10 countries with the highest rate of preterm births, disclosed a detailed report titled ‘Born Too…
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In feudal Sindh, Zohra Bibi challenges status quo
Amar Guriro KARACHI Being a woman in the northern districts of Sindh – notorious for being the hub of tribal and feudal lords – is not an easy thing. Most of them are not allowed to roam freely or take active part in politics or social work. These districts are home to the infamous bandits of former dictator Ziaul Haq’s rule and the majority of the province’s women, who fall…
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The mystifying case of Rinkle Kumari
The Khanka Aalia Qadria Text and Photos by Amar Guriro KARACHI – In Pakistan, not only its people, but its walls also talk about controversies. We witnessed that while driving through the small town of Daharki in the northern Ghotki district of the southern Sindh province. All those who are helping the Sindhi Hindus to reclaim the recently converted Hindu girl Rinkle…
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Sindh’s 70 percent people underfed
By Amar Guriro KARACHI – Despite being an agricultural province, Sindh is the poorest and the most food-deprived province of the country with 70 percent of its total population (estimated at 35 million) facing food insecurity, according to the National Nutrition Survey (NNS) 2011. The national survey reveals that the women, especially mothers, and children are the worst sufferers of the food insecurity in the province, which contributes 70 percent…
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