After the Thar Desert, famine-like conditions are being felt in the hilly Kohistan area of district Thatta and if the government bureaucracy repeated slackness Sindh province may witness another hu

People living in coastal regions of Asia could face the worst effects of global warming.

The Supreme Court on Monday called for a report as to how many famine-stricken people of Thar had been provided relief and assistance so far.

After the loss of more than 150 children’s lives in Thar famine, the Sindh chief minister has finally come into action by snatching the portfolio of Relief Department from Makhdoom Jameel Zaman, wh

5 more children die of famine in Tharparkar Monday, March 10, 2014 - Tharparkar—At least five more children died of malnutrition in Chachro tehsil of drought affected Tharparkar district in Sindh o

As in previous years, residents of 11 VDCs in the northern belt of Kolti region in Bajura are reeling under acute food crisis.

Since 2008, when rapid increases in the prices for major grains helped to trigger outbreaks of civil unrest in more than 40 countries, scholars and policymakers have paid increased attention to the potential influence of global food prices on social and political instability.

With heavy rainfall and landslides damaging the road network, famine looms large in the hill districts of Doti, Bajura and Bajhang.

Nearly 260,000 people died during the famine that hit Somalia from 2010 to 2012, a study shows.

Recent reports from China and the USA indicate the production of staple foods including rice, wheat and soya are likely to be hit in the coming decades due to increasing incidences of extreme weath

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