Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS): Famine in Pakistan's Hindu-majority district of Tharparkar bordering India claimed four babies' lives Sunday, raising the toll to 15 in the month of February, a media report here said.
The district, located in Sindh province, has been facing scarcity of water, food and facilities for three years. But government authorities seem to be unpurturbed.
A sluggish distribution of wheat, blankets and dates has only added to the troubles of the affected people.
Most Hindus in Pakistan live in Sindh province and a majority of them are residents of Tharparkar. Most of them are subsistence farmers who are facing famine due to poor rainfall for almost five successive years.
Hospital sources confirmed that four babies, all less than three months old, died Sunday.
Sunday's deaths pushed the toll to 15 in the first eight days of February.