ISLAMABAD: With an aim to help residents in the drought-hit region of Sindh’s Tharparkar district, the Pakistan Army established a three-day free medical camp which began on Monday, the military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
“Army doctors and paramedics provided essential medical treatment to more than 1,700 patients during the medical camp,” the ISPR said on Monday, adding that the “team of doctors included physicians, ENT specialists, dental surgeons and gynecologists.”
Situated in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, Tharparkar has been facing persistent drought for the past several years which has had an adverse impact on the livelihood of the people.
Thar has a population of 1.6 million, as per the 2017 census.
On December 11, 2018 Pakistan’s Chief Justice Saqib Nisar, accompanied by Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah and other top officials, visited the drought-stricken areas where he urged authorities to expedite efforts in providing clean drinking water and health facilities to the residents.
Last year in October, the Sindh Government had launched a nutrition program for 50,000 families to cope with the rising number of infant deaths in the district.
“The situation in Tharparkar is an example of how bleak things may become in other parts of the country in case adequate water management measures are not adopted. In order to improve the groundwater levels and recharge our aquifers, we need to build more dams,” Pakistan President Dr. Arif Alvi had said in October while addressing a two-day international symposium on “Creating A Water-Secure Pakistan” in Islamabad.
Army establishes medical camps in Pakistan’s drought-hit Tharparkar
Army establishes medical camps in Pakistan’s drought-hit Tharparkar
- More than 1,700 patients treated on the first day of the initiative
- District in southern Sindh has been facing water scarcity issues for the past several years
Pakistan’s deputy PM visits Saudi Arabia for OIC meeting on West Bank
- The session will review Israel’s land registration move in occupied territory
- Dar will present Pakistan’s stance on Israel’s settlements, annexation plan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar embarked on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, where he is scheduled to attend an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah to discuss Israel’s recent measures in the occupied West Bank.
Israel decided this month to approve land registration procedures in parts of the West Bank for the first time since 1967, drawing sharp criticism from Muslim nations along with several European countries, which described it as a move to ease the path for settlement expansion and annexation.
These countries urged Israel in a joint statement to reverse its decision and end settler violence against Palestinian residents in the West Bank.
“Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar60 has departed Islamabad for Saudi Arabia to attend the Open-Ended Extraordinary Ministerial Session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (#OIC) Executive Committee in Jeddah (26–28 February 2026),” the foreign office said in a social media post on X.
“He will hold sideline meetings with counterparts from OIC Member States,” it continued. “During the visit, he will also undertake brief visits to the Holy Cities.”
More than 500,000 Israelis live in settlements and outposts in the West Bank, excluding Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem, alongside nearly three million Palestinians.
Settlements are considered illegal under international law, a position Israel disputes.
Addressing a weekly media briefing during the day, Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said the OIC conference would review Israel’s attempt to impose its sovereignty over the occupied West Bank.
“In the ministerial session of this OIC event, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister will share Pakistan’s perspective on this latest illegal measure by Israel to convert areas of the occupied West Bank into the so-called state land,” he added.
