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To assassins of mankind,

Your harm to these young beauti-

ful souls is a mark of destruction

on your path. Abate your evil

acts....

05ASSASSIN OF MANKIND

A good teacher teaches us by

heart, And prays God for our

peart. A teacher helps us in devel-

oping our mind, In such a way

that is very kind.

18TEACHER– THE FUTUREMAKER

“Let’s explore SINDH” team

explores its first destination, the

first district of his journey of ex-

ploring Sindh, Shaheed Benazir

Abad (Nawabshah)

06SHAHEED BENAZIRABAD

Magazine

Climate Change; The Two

-State Solution, R.I.P; The

End of the European Union; A

Nuclear Crisis with Iran; The

Gradual Collapse of America’s

Asian Alliances. 15 BE AFRAID

""And When a Nuclear-Armed

Country Fights To the End It Will

Have Consequences Far Beyond

the Borders, It Will Have Conse-

quences for the World!”- Imran

Khan

04 UNITED NATIONS 74 SESSION

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EDITORIAL Afghan Peace process - prospecting and challenges.

A fghan taliban's delegation in the lead of Mullah Abdul Ghani Bardar and US

special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad was at Islamabad to meet foreign minister

Shah Mehmood Qureshi. Imran Khan in his recent UNGA visit to USA has

stressed on every forum to resume peace talks. US president Donald Trump

had cancelled the ever smooth-going peace talks with Taliban and Zalmay

Khalilzad at the decisive ninth round at Doha on September 7th. He had even planned to meet

Taliban and Afghan president Ashraf Ghani at the Camp David then.

Now, as the world is admirably seeing and realizing Pakistan's dedication for establishing

peace in the region whether with Eastern or Western neighbor; there is much homework yet to

be done. Grave and complex as the Afghan issue is, so is its complexity of variable agendas

and uncertainty of outcomes. If Pakistan becomes able to re-start as both Talibans and Paki-

stan has called for "earliest resumption", it is going to be a very diplomatic triumph for it

amid the Kashmir crisis and Indian lobbying.

Undoubtedly, peace in Afghanistan is in the best interest of Pakistan before to for the whole

region. But at the same time, it has no space to error, nor can it afford such. To make it suc-

cessful, Pakistan should be moving forward very carefully and by activating its active foreign

policy and back-door diplomacy. However, it will be Afghan-led Afghan-owned intra peace

process that ensures the ultimate guarantee. AND, that is quite impossible until Talban contin-

ues their insurgency.

Expect the best and be ready for the worst!

SAAJDEE DAHIO Editor-in-chief, The Thirst Magazine

saajdee@outloolk.com

facebook.com/Saajdee

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United Nations

74th session com-

menced on 24

September and continued till 30 Sep-

tember. Theme of the general debate

was: "Galvanizing multilateral efforts

for poverty eradication, quality educa-

tion, climate action and inclusion". All

the 193 member countries attend UN-

GA session each year in New York, USA. Each year,

seating arrangement is changed. This year, Ghana oc-

cupied the first seat. Every year, UNGA session has

some important issue on the sidelines and inside in the

hall too. This time it was trade war, changing Middle

East amid Iran conflict with USA and Kashmir. Both

Indian and Pakistani PMs addressed on 27th Septem-

ber, Modi before Khan. This session was also first of

its kind that Modi had to face a huge protest on his arri-

val to general assembly.

Pakistani Prime minister Imran

Khan started from climate change.

World leaders’ non-seriousness to a

grave and most mutual issue is now an

open secret. Pakistan is among the most

suffering ones from climate change de-

spite the fact it is not included in the top

twenty greenhouse gases emitters.

Secondly, he talked about terror-

ism. UNDOUBTEDLY, terrorism has

been manifested in different forms but

by and large equated only to Islam. The tragic 9/11 has

helped this wrongful notion even further. But Pakistani

Prime minister Imran Khan rightly hit the hammer on

nail by saying " We all know that marginalization leads

to radicalization. We must address this issue. Western

leaders equated terrorism with Islam". New is the term

frequently heard in the Western media of radical Islam-

ization and Islamophobia. Radicalization is beyond Is-

lam. It can be found in any community, and so are the

liberals and moderates. It comes in the ambit of human

psychology and has nothing to do with any religion.

Khan unequivocally addressed the real meaning and

true spirit of Islam: defending hijab, addressing radical-

ization and criticizing blasphemy issue to the core.

Surely, the world cannot uphold its right of freedom of

expression by curbing the sentiments of 1.3 billion

Muslims. Finally, he dis-

cussed the tyrannical crisis in Kash-

mir. He also criticized Modi's ac-

tion of accession in Jammu Kash-

mir, raising also the possibility of

"bloodbath" whenever the in-

human curfew lifts. He directly

compelled the world of think-

ing to make curfew lift by say-

ing "nuclear war it is not a threat, it is a fair worry",

warning a full-scale or even a total war at any cost. Be-

fore the address, Imran khan also met with many lead-

ers in the line of Kashmir mission on his week-long

tour.

Imran Khan's confident body language and

clear-cut stance spoke itself. The feverish could be seen

by a very warm welcome at the airport on his return.

No doubt, Imran Khan's speech was very bold but the

politics in practice is much ahead

of it. India is an emerging regional

economic power and the business

interests are the core reasons that is

why Pakistan is not being enter-

tained compared to India. Imran

Khan himself recently said that he

was disappointed from the interna-

tional community response. In the

recent session, only Turkish presi-

dent Recep Tayyip Erdogan was

the only one standing beside Paki-

stan. As an old saying aptly fits

"when it comes to money, everyone has the same reli-

gion".

Pakistan has much yet to do to improve its for-

eign policy and diplomacy. Most importantly, Pakistan

should not let down the spirit and new wave of free-

dom in Kashmir by addressing and raising the crisis on

every possible platform and forum. Imran Khan gov-

ernment has done much better on Kashmir cause, now

multiple issues need very serious and early attention of

him at home. After all, that is Pakistan and Pakistan

that has mandated him. No country is stable at the ex-

ternal front unless it is not so at the internal front.

74th

UNITED NATIONS

session

"AND WHEN A NUCLEAR-

ARMED COUNTRY FIGHTS

TO THE END IT WILL

HAVE CONSEQUENCES

FAR BEYOND THE

BORDERS, IT WILL HAVE

CONSEQUENCES FOR THE

WORLD! "- IMRAN KHAN

Ghullam Muhammad Bhatti

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So many albatrosses,

feeding on squid and fish and krill,

Keeping their extinction rate high.

The predators, becoming more in

number than preys.

And causing more harm to the al-

ready existing sore.

To assassins of mankind,

Your attack on Flowers of universe,

Is a brutal act.

Your Attack on Stars of Future;

Your Attack on little balloons

That want to Fly in the sky soon,

Is evil.

To assassins of mankind,

To the predators assuming their prey's

quiet nature as its weakness;

the quiet nature,

is a molding process.

A fish today, a shark tomorrow.

A victim today, a voice tomorrow.

To assassins of mankind,

Your harm to these young beautiful souls is a mark of destruction on

your path.

Abate your evil acts....

Eng. Abdul Hafeez Bhatti

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S haheed Benazir Abad District, previously

known as Nawabshah District ,(is one of the

districts in the province of Sindh, Pakistan.

The district was renamed in September 2008

when most of MPAs of Nawabshah demanded

the district be renamed to honour the late party leader. Ba-

sically, Nawabshah derives its name from Syed Nawab

Shah, from the Syed Family of the area, who in 1912 do-

nated 200 acres of land for a railway station to the British

Empire. In his honour, the British named it Nawabshah. It

is roughly the geographical center of Sindh province of

Pakistan. By road it is 4 hours' drive from the country's

largest city and commercial capital Karachi on the National

Highway N-5, roughly 50 kilometers from left bank

of River Indus. The central geographical location of the

city makes it a major train and road transportation hub in

the province. It was established by the British Government

in 1912.

At the establishment of the district, the seven Talukas were

included in this district:

1. Kandiaro

2. Naushero Feroze

3. Moro

4. Sakrand

5. Nawabshah

6. Sinjhoro

7. Shahdadpur

In 1953, the Talukas of Shahdadpur and Sinjhoro became

part of the newly established Sanghar District, while in

1989 another part of the district (the Talukas of Naushero

Feroze, Kandiaro and half of the Taluka of Moro) were

cleaved out to form the new Naushero Feroze District.

Shaheed Benazir Abad formerly formed part of Nawabshah

District is sub-divided into four Talukas:

Sakrand

Nawabshah

Qazi Ahmed

Daur

According to census 2017 total population of District Sha-

heed Benazir Abad is 1612847 . In Total population males

are 833935 , female are 778883 and Transgender are 29 .

Average annual growth rate is 2.02 from 1998 to 2017.

It is set in a lush agricultural region, and is famous for

its sugarcane, mango and banana production.

District Shaheed Benazir Abad is ranked at the 125th posi-

tion in the education score index of the Pakistan District

Education Rankings 2017 published by Alif Ailaan.

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The Sindh University Engineering college Jamshoro was

established in 1963 as a constituent college of the Universi-

ty of Sindh to provide adequate opportunity of engineering

education to the people belonging to the interior of Sindh

Province. According to the education policy of 1972, the

government decided to upgrade the college to the level of

University of Engineering & Technology after shifting it to

Nawabshah. Consequently, the first year classes were start-

ed at Nawabshah in February, 1974.

In July 1976, this institution was declared as an additional

campus of the University of Sindh through amendment in

the Sindh University Act, 1972 and was headed by a Pro-

Vice Chancellor. The additional campus was eventually

upgraded to the level of University on 15th March, 1977

through an ordinance. Later-on, the Provincial Assembly of

Sindh also passed an Act in this regard and named the insti-

tution as Mehran University of Engineering and Technolo-

gy, Nawabshah.

In 1980, the Government decided to shift Mehran Universi-

ty of Engineering and Technology to Jamshoro and the

campus at Nawabshah was declared as a constituent college

of Mehran University; renamed as Mehran University Col-

lege of Engineering and Technology (MUCET), Nawab-

shah". On 7th August 1996, MUCET was upgraded to the

level of a university through an ordinance and later through

an act of Sindh Assembly and was renamed as Quaid-e-

Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology

(QUEST), Nawabshah. At present, QUEST is accredited

with the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan

Engineering Council (PEC) and is the member of Associa-

tion of Commonwealth Universities.

QUEST is situated just outside the city of Nawabshah near

airport and is spread over an area of 457 acres on both sides

of the main Sakrand Road. Presently, it consists of three

academic sectors. Sector-A houses the departments of Elec-

trical Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering, Infor-

mation Technology and Computer Science. Sector B hous-

es the departments of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engi-

neering, Basic Sciences & Related Studies, and Mathemat-

ics & Statistics. All the laboratories of Civil Engineering,

Mechanical Engineering and Workshops are located at Sec-

tor-C. Whereas, the newly established department of Eng-

lish is located on the first floor of the old library building,

adjacent to the newly constructed and fully equipped Data

Center and Examination Branch located at ground floor

near Sector-B.

The Central Library is located in between the multipurpose

hall and the hostels. This beautiful, capacious building is

fully equipped with all the basic facilities for students and

is open for 7 days a week. The departments of Electronic

Engineering, Energy & Environment Engineering are locat-

ed near Sector A and C; whereas, the Telecommunication

Engineering and Chemical Engineering departments are

located near Mechanical Engineering workshops. The Ad-

ministration Block is situated near Sector-C. All the stake-

holders of the university, i.e., teachers, officers, employees

and students have the facility of an express electricity feed-

er to work with full peace of mind with zero load shedding.

There is a well-planned residential colony consisting of a

substantial number of bungalows for the teachers and offic-

ers and quarters for employees. A constituent college,

named Engineering College Larkano, was established at

Larkano city in 2010. The Honorable Chief Minister, Sindh

upgraded the college and declared it as QUEST Campus

Larkano, vide a Notification No.SO(U)/U& B/QUEST/7-

1/2018/211, dated 23-11-2018

About 350 Acres of land was acquired from Govt. of Sindh

in Larkano at

Moen-jo-Daro

road near Aree-

ja to establish

spacious infra-

structure of the

college and that

will be initiated

as soon as all

required re-

sources are

made availa-

ble.

First enrolled

Batch (10-Batch) has completed degree programme in the

end of December-2013, and same has been accredited by

Pakistan Engineering Council.

Major educational institutions

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Shaheed Benazir Bhutto

University [ SBBU ], Sha-

heed Benazir Abad [ SBA ],

an emerging public sector

university in the center of

rural Sindh Province, is fully

charted University Estab-

lished through legislative act

of the Sindh Assembly

[ Sindh Act No. XIX of 2010 ] and is funded by Higher Educa-

tion Commission ], Pakistan. The university aims at promoting

quality academic and professional programmes covering all di-

mension of education. Focus of the university will be the social

and basic sciences. At present there is an acute shortage of quali-

ty manpower in Pakistan particularly in rural areas. As a result,

Education youth from rural areas cannot compete for highly tech-

nical and professional jobs, resulting into unemployment and

lack of confidence among the rural youth. Therefore the universi-

ty will also offer market-oriented programmes and develop quali-

fied and motivated professionals through quality education so as

to reduce unemployment in the country. The university will offer

4-year bachelor of studies program in Education, Business Ad-

ministration, English, Information Technology, Mathematics,

Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, commerce and Pakistan

Studies. The undergraduate program will develop the board per-

spectives, critical thinking skills and problem solving capacities

required for effective leadership. Curriculum will connect class-

room learning with real-life experience. The educational process

will be characterized by participation in research and community

projects, the analysis of cases and fieldwork of various kinds.

While the development of the new university continues degree

programs are being launched by the university which are B.Ed

(Hons), BBA, BS(English) BS(Chemistry), BS(Economics), BS

(Statistic), MA(English), Msc(Chemistry), Mphil(Education) and

MBA.

With passion vision of

Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali

Bhutto the premier Med-

ical College exclusive

for girls, came into ex-

istence in April 1974 at

Nawabshah with the

name of Peoples Medi-

cal College. About 6000

lady doctors have been graduated from this college so far.

Postgraduate training in this institute started in 2004 and since

than about 600 postgraduate trainees has imparted training in

various specialties. Initially this college was temporarily

housed in portion of District Council High School consisting

of a couple of hostels and auditorium (Latif Hall) along with

the main building of Muslim Boarding House. The first batch

was admitted with an approximate enrollment of attached to

the college for the purpose of clinical teaching. Peoples Uni-

versity of Medical & Health Sciences for Women, Nawabshah

was established by act of Government of Sindh 2009 dated 21-

12-2009, Governor of Sindh & Chancellor given Ascent on 10

-11-2010. Vice Chancellor, Peoples University of medical &

Health Sciences for Women, was appointed on 08th January

2011. Examination branch is established with three sections,

Conduct Branch, Secret Branch & Top Secret Branch having

optical maker & photocopier along with computer & printer.

Now the examination is conducted by Peoples University of

Medical & Health Sciences for Women, Nawabshah (SBA)

200 acres of land had been purchased 3.5 km away the outskirt

of Nawabshah. The construction of wall is under process. The

Deans of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical & Allied Sciences,

Surgery & Allied Sciences and Community Health Sciences

were appointed on 10th March 2011.

The university has been established for the purposes of development of veterinary and animal sci-

ences in the province of Sindh by ensuring proper and systematic instruction, training, research and

extension in modern systems of veterinary and animal sciences and its allied sciences. In its act

“veterinary and animal sciences” includes all the disciplines of veterinary, animal sciences includ-

ing poultry and its allied sciences, e.g., fisheries sciences, sciences of animal kingdom, wild ani-

mals, range management, silkworm, bees etc., including their Natural Resource Management, Pro-

duction and Protection, Dairy Science and Livestock Food Technology, Animal Business Manage-

ment, Basic Sciences, Humanities and Information Technology in relation to veterinary and animal sciences, and any other subject

deemed to be related to veterinary and animal sciences. Therefore, it provides ample opportunities to the university to flourish in all

these directions.

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Quaid-e-Azam Law College, Nawabshah provides students with a chance to obtain a foreign degree by proposing the

LLB (Honors) and Diploma in Law of the University of London International Programmes and distance and open learn-

ing programmes of the North Umbria University, University of Wolver Hampton, University of Wales, and the Univer-

sity of Huddersfield. It is the only institution authorized by the University of London International Programme to de-

portment the Diploma in Law Programme in Nawabshah. Quaid-e-Azam Law College, Nawabshah offers the quality of

education with its staff including well-qualified teachers in conducive environment for the students to interact. All

teaching is directed in English. Programmes that available over this institution are Diploma Law, LLB (Honors), LLM

and A Levels. Theoretical success is the determination of every student and it is our ambition as well. Quaid-e-Azam

Law College, Nawabshah focused on achieving the best for our students and success in their checks. In order to achieve

this we provide higher class interaction hours than analogous colleges, examination technique classes, organized revi-

sion sessions and actual academic counseling. Quaid-e-Azam Law College has a well-stocked library. In addition to the

set text and records the School library has a good collection of Journals. The majorities of the books are on open admit-

tance and can be borrowed by the students. Quaid-e-Azam Law College, Nawabshah has well-furnished lecture and

seminar rooms. There is also a contented student’s common room in which students can relax with a game of pool or

watch television.

AGRICULTRAL TRAINING INSTI-

TUTE is a developing institute located in

Sakrand of District Shaheed Benazir

Abad.. It is training hundreds of the stu-

dents in the fields related to the agricul-

ture.

Wheat Research Institute Sakrand is developing appropriate technologies and

technology options for farmers in wheat, which will improve productivity,

profitability, and efficiency in a sustainable manner. - Laying out commercial,

semi-commercial and micro-plot trails on growers farms, participate with ex-

tension officials, seminars, holding field days and workshops, exhibitions in

fairs and mellas.

WHEAT RESEARCH INSTITUTE SAKRAND

AGRICULTRAL TRAINING INSTITUTE SAKRAND

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NECROPOLIS OF MIAN NOOR MUHAMMAD

Located 15 km east of Daulatpur town

in Nawabshah district is a historic ne-

cropolis of the Kalhora period. There

are several tombs here from the Kal-

hora period which are crumbling brick

by brick. The necropolis is named after

Mian Noor Muhammad, a king of

Sindh who ruled for some 35 years

(1719-1753). The site is 45 km (45

min drive) from Dadu, and 60 km (1hr

10 min drive) from Nawabshah. The

prominent tomb in the graveyard is

that of Mian Noor Muhammad Kal-

horo. There are six tombs inside the

wall enclosure of Mian Noor Muham-

mad Kalhoro. Ironically, the concerned

authorities in the name of preservation

have done great damage to this struc-

ture. They have whitewashed those

portions of the tomb which were disin-

tegrating. Another damage done to the

tomb is the use of undressed stone in

the interior floor which doesn't match

with the original dressed stones. The

tomb of Mian Gulan, who was a wife

of Mian Noor Muhammad, lies west of

the tomb of Mian Noor Muhammad.

The dome of the tomb is partially col-

lapsed. It is built in rectangular plan

and is noted for beautiful floral and

geometric designs which have lost

their original beauty due to exposure to

sunlight and rain. The tomb of Qaim

Khan Korai is octagonal in shape. It

has no archway and is closed from

every side. The torrential rain that

lashed the districts of Nawabshah,

Sanghar and Badin in 2011 have also

damaged many historic structures in

these districts, with some domes col-

lapsed and caved in.

AMRI

Amri or Aamri is an archaeological

site dating back to 3600 BC with the

remains of a pre-Harappan fortified

town. The site is located south of Mo-

henjo-daro on Hyderabad-Dadu Road

about 110 km north of Hyderabad, and

60 km (50 min drive) east of Nawab-

shah. This site has multi-level occupa-

tion, although it was never a big city.

Seemingly little more than a mound

made of generations of mud houses

built on top of one another, Amri is in

fact an important prehistoric site (20

km north of the Sann crossroads).

Glazed and molded pottery from the

Mughal period were found at the up-

per level, below which were pieces

from the late and mature level of Ha-

rappan occupation. At the lowest level

was found pottery that showed no

affinity with Harappa or Moenjo Daro

and has been named Amri-ware. The

most important pieces are exhibited at

the National Museum in Karachi. The

original inhabitants of Amri pre-date

the Harappan people, and represent a

quite distinct culture. As opposed to

the predominantly black-on-red style

of Indus Valley pottery, Amri-ware

typically uses fine buff and pale pink

paste in bands around the mouth of the

vessels, with geometric patterns in-

filled with checkered work, chevrons

and diamonds. Potsherds dating from

3000 BC and also Indus bricks of a

millennium later have been found. The

absence of a large settlement has led

to the belief that the Amri people lived

in scattered villages, possibly using a

somewhat better placed, larger and

more important village as a centre for

trading. The pastoral tribes appear to

have preferred the hills, with shel-

tered valleys and springs. They were

slowly forced to move from the west

through pressure of population on

the land and the changes in climate,

and were not attracted by the plains

of the Indus.

THUL MIR RUKAN

Thul Rukan is a Buddhist stupa

situated about 15 km (9 miles)

south of Daulatpur. It is built of

bricks with four tiers, each one

smaller than the one below, sur-

mounted by a dome. The tiers are

ornamented with pilasters at inter-

vals and are separated by string

courses. This archaeological and

historical tomb is 60 ft high. A road

from the town of Kazi Ahmed via

Pabjo village leads to Thul Rukan,

where one is able to reach this

thousand year old archaeological

construction. Henry Cousin, a Brit-

ish Archaeologist, wrote in his

book "Sindhi's Archeology" that the

bricks used in the construction of

this tomb were made and prepared

in the Buddhist Rulers' period. The

line painting for the birth of Gau-

tam Budh was clearly shown on the

bricks, now preserved by the Sindh

Archeological Department. He

wrote that the ornaments, small

effigies and statues were also found

when the ground was dug around

the tomb.

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Chanhudaro (also Chanhu Daro, Chahin Jo Daro, Chaheen Jo

Daro) is an archaeological site belonging to the post-urban Jhukar phase of Indus valley civilization.

The site is located 130 km (81 mi) south of Mohenjo-daro near the village of Jamalkeerio 2 km from

Rohri canal and 10 km south of Nawabshah. The settlement was inhabited between 4000 and 1700

BCE, and is considered to have been a centre for manufacturing carnelian beads. This site is a group

of three low mounds that excavations have shown were parts of a single settlement, approximately 5 hectares in size. Chanhudaro is

one of most important and bigger sites of Indus Civilization. It is situated in a desert area, but it is believed that the Sarasvati River

used to flow near this site. Sarasvati river is believed to have dried up during 2nd millennium BC, causing the life at Chanhudaro and

several hundreds of dwellings situated on the banks of Sarasvati to become very difficult. The people there probably had to abandon

their houses for that reason which led to decline of these dwellings (cities and villages) which in turn contributed to the decline of

Indus Civilization itself. For building houses, baked bricks were used extensively at Chanhudaro - similar to Mohenjo-daro. Several

constructions were identified as workshops or industrial quarters and some of the buildings of Chanhudaro might have been ware-

houses. An impressive workshop, recognized as Bead Making Factory, was found at Chanhudaro which included a furnace. Shell

bangles, beads of many materials, stealite seals and metal works were also manufactured here.

CHANHUDARO

Dalail Dero Fort is located on the Sakrand

-Benazir Abad Highway, between Sakrand

and Nawabshah in Sindh, Pakistan. The

fort is privately owned by the families of

Mir Bahars.

DALAIL DERO FORT

The ancient Shiva temple is a unique monument, located 2 km northeast from the

present-day Manjhand. The temple is approximately 30 feet in length, 25 feet in

breadth and 16 feet high. An arched entrance extends from the north-east while de-

tailed brick carvings and beautiful fresco paintings adorn the outer and inner walls of

the temple. The compound wall built with baked bricks surrounding the temple has

vanished over the centuries along with the veranda. The beautiful burnt bricks of the

temple wall were laid using a gypsum paste. The construction and the carving on the

arches of the inner part of the dome resemble the inner side of Jamia Masjid of

Khudabad, Masjid of Samtani and the tomb of Mian Yar Muhammad Kalhoro in

Dadu District. The temple walls have several niches which were probably used for

sculptures or lamps. According to locals, the dharam shala near the temple was used

for the lodging and boarding of Hindus who came from other parts of Sindh at the

annual fair held at the temple where famous Sindhi singers, such as Bhagat Kanwar

Ram, would perform. Several towns and villages in Sindh can trace their roots to

ancient times, and the village of Manjhand is one of them. Located on the banks of

the river Indus in the area of Kacho, the old Manjhand was washed away over the

centuries. An active river harbour, Manjhand prospered from the time of the Talpurs right through to the British period, thanks to its

flourishing trade. The traders belonging to the Manjhand Hindu community were known all over the world and their trade spread up

to Java, Sri Lanka, Gujarat, Persia, Iraq, Rome, Africa and Europe. The present day Manjhand stands on the remains of the old village

with a crumbling Shiva temple being the only remaining symbol of Manjhand’s past glory.

MANJHAND SHIVA TEMPLE

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The building of H.M. Khoja Memorial Library was constructed in the premises of H.M. Khoja (GP)

High School, which had been used as residential house of Khoja Sahib and then District Education

Officers. It was abandoned and vacant for many years. The building was renovated and converted

into a public library in 2003. There are more than 15,000 books and visited by 200 readers daily. The

H.M. Khoja Annual Flower Show was introduced by H.M, Khoja in 1954 at Khoja Garden, and is

celebrated for 3-4 days. Haji S/o Mehar Ali Khoja, (1908–1999) known as H.M Khoja, was an educationist from Sindh, Paki-

stan. Several schools were named after him, including H.M. Khoja (Government Provincialized) High Schools (1 and 2), the H.M.

Khoja Auditorium, the SZABIST H.M. Khoja Institute of Education and H.M. Khoja Girls High School.

Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Museum and Art Gallery: The Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Museum and Ar t Gallery is located in the

complex. The city government of District Nawabshah established a museum in April 2008 where they collected paintings and pictures

of Nawabshah. The main part of the museum is a gallery portraying culture and another gallery where radio sets and gramophones are

displayed showing the love of art in the people of this area. A newspaper dating to Feb 18, 1938, called Sansar Samachar, is also dis-

played.

H.M KHAWAJA MEMORIAL LIBRARY

On 30th of October, 2016, Syed Muhammad Mu-

nir Ahmad Shah Zakari, and the renowned writer

Taj Joyo inaugurated Muhammad Bakhsh Li-

brary in Sakrand. The ceremony was attended by General Secretary of the Sindhi Adabi

Sangat Sakrand, Marnak Mallah, Ali Nawaz Dahri, Sahil Pirzada, Jahangir Dahri, Qasim

& Asghar Khaskhali, Musawir Chauhan, Sahir & Sajan Raho and other poet writers and

the public. Ayaz Mahar, an officer of the National Bank, established Mohammed Bakhsh

Mahar Library in the name of his Maternal Uncle. Muhammad Hanif Soomro, a leading

member of the Muhammad Bakhsh Mahar Library, has donated enough books to the li-

brary. Local Students and members of the Sakrand Freethinker’s Forum and general public

with interest in literature come to study at library, and every week, the Sindhi Adabi San-

gat also convenes and sponsors other programs. There are no fees for reading books in the

library. The number of books in the library will be approximately 8,000. There are books on different topics. Old curren-

cy of Pakistan and abroad is also kept in the library. On the 20th of August, 2019, Dr. Victor Patterson visited the library

and praised the efforts and remarked his valuable comments.

MUHAMMAD BUX MAHAR LIBRARY SAKRAND

Pai Reserved Forest, located in Sakrand, is part of the Indus eco-

region, which has been identified as one of the 40 biologically rich-

est eco-regions in the world by Global 200 Analysis.

PAI RESERVED FOREST

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Deh Akro-II Desert Wetlands Complex is located in district Shaheed

Benazir Abad (Nawabshah), Sindh, Pakistan. The sanctuary is 46 km

northeast of Nawabshah City. The whole complex extends over 205 sq

km. The wetland complex is a unique example of desert wetland ecosys-

tem that hosts a variety of rare and endangered wildlife species. It is a

natural wetland comprising 32 lakes and a complex of four major habitats

types, desert, wetland, marsh and agricultural lands. The wetland complex

has a unique example of desert wetland ecosystem that hosts a variety of

rare and endangered wildlife species. Deh Akro-II wetland supports more

than 18 species of mammals, 16 species of reptiles, 14 species of fish, and

101 species of birds and regularly supports over 20,000 water birds. The

fauna includes waterfowl, crocodiles, otters and fish. The Deh Akro lakes

together cover an area of 50 sq km, the largest one has a surface of 7.5 sq.

km and the smallest lake a surface of 0.4 sq. km. The water of five lakes

has drinking water quality, the water of the other 31 lakes is brackish wa-

ter. The depth varies - the deepest lake is 15 m and the shallower lakes are

between 2-3 m deep. In the south-west of the Deh Akro Wetlands Complex, the landscape is dominated by agricultur-

al fields. In the north-east, the Nara Desert borders the wetlands complex. In 1988, the wetland was declared as a Wildlife

Sanctuary of international importance. On 5 November 2002, Deh Akro Wetlands Complex was declared as a Ramsar site.

The wetland is an important feeding and spawning ground for several indigenous fish species. The desert is characterized by

sand dunes with well developed herbs/shrubs and trees. The agricultural land comprises patches of irrigated agricultural

fields lying adjacent to the desert.

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Bad Thing #1: Climate Change: We haven’t known about man-made climate change for very long, but alarming evidence of its negative con-

sequences continues to accumulate. Moreover, the pace and extent of change appears to be closer to the worst-

case end of the spectrum. We are virtually certain to see a rise of more than 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit in atmos-

pheric temperature in the next 20 years, for example, and a major study by the United Nations scientific panel

on climate change estimates that a rise of that magnitude would cause roughly $54 trillion (!) worth of dam-

age.

But the troubling part is how tepid the response has been. A well-funded army of people rejecting mainstream

climate science tried first to convince us the problem simply didn’t exist, and they have worked to block

meaningful actions to address it. At the global level, profligate energy users mostly tried to make sure that

somebody else got stuck with the costs of mitigation. When the president of the United States refuses to accept

that climate change is even occurring and wants to resurrect coal (the dirtiest of all fossil fuels), you know

we’re in trouble. And my guess—see here—is that adapting to this problem is going to affect politics and soci-

ety in ways we’ve barely begun to imagine.

I’m not saying dealing with this challenge is easy. It’s always hard to get people to make sacrifices today for

the sake of future generations, and there are big cross-generational and cross-national equity issues involved.

In fact, I believe developing an effective global response to atmospheric warming is the single most vexing

political test humankind has ever faced. And so far, we’re flunking it, and placing whole societies in risk.

Bad Thing #2: The Two-State Solution, R.I.P: For nearly three decades, the idea of “two states for two peoples” has been the default solution to the long and

bitter struggle between Israelis and Palestinians. It was the stated goal of three U.S. presidents, most Palestini-

an leaders, the recurring cycle of so-called Middle East peace processors, and a few (but not all) Israeli prime

ministers. It wasn’t the perfect solution by any means, but it was the best compromise among the conflicting

demands of Israeli and Palestinian nationalism, historical justice, and enduring security. And it gave U.S. offi-

cials an easy rote answer when they were asked what the United States’ goal was: They could solemnly intone

“a two-state solution” even while declining to use America’s full leverage to bring it about.

I don’t know what sort of rabbit U.S. presidential advisor Jared Kushner intends to pull out of his hat one of

these days, but it won’t be a serious path to two-state solution. Given the realities on the ground and the ever-

rightward drift of Israel’s domestic politics, it is more likely to be the final nail in the coffin. The Trump ad-

ministration has abandoned even the preteens of even-handedness on this issue, having appointed a fervent

backer of the settlement movement as U.S. ambassador to Israel, a man who last week told a crowd that Israel

has a secret weapon: It “is on the side of God.” Now there’s an even-handed diplomatic stance for you!

But as countless people (including former Israeli Prime Ministers Ehud Barak and Ehud Olmert) have warned,

the demise of the two-state solution leaves only worse alternatives. One option is apartheid, whereby Israel

controls all of so-called greater Israel while denying its Palestinian subjects any meaningful political rights.

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Another is forceful expulsion (aka ethnic cleansing), which is a crime against humanity. A third possibility is a

subtle version of the second: Over time, Israel gradually makes it more or less impossible for Palestinians to

remain in their current communities as part of a long-term strategy to get them to go somewhere else. Call it

ethnic cleansing in slow motion.

Make no mistake: If any of these scenar ios unfolds as I’ve descr ibed it, it will be a major histor ical

crime, and one in which the United States will have been fully complicit. Once again, America’s proud claims

to be a principled defender of human rights will have been exposed as hollow. That’s where we are headed,

folks, but I hope I’m wrong.

Bad Thing #3: The End of the European Union: I may be a realist, but I like the EU. The original concept was bold and creative, and the EU and its predeces-

sors (the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community) fueled economic

growth in Europe for many years, helped spread democracy and tolerance eastward after the Cold War, and

did its part to prevent the full renationalization of European politics.

But as I’ve noted before, it’s hard to be upbeat about the EU’s long-term prospects. Britain is leaving (sooner

or later), and the United States under Trump is openly hostile. Anti-EU populists are becoming more popular

in several European countries—including in formerly stalwart members such as Italy and Germany—and

Brussels has been unable to rein in illiberal nationalists such as Viktor Orban of Hungary or the ruling Law

and Justice party in Poland. Repeated efforts to establish a genuine all-European voice on foreign policy or a

common European defines force have gone nowhere (as Europe’s vocal but spineless response to U.S. threats

to impose secondary sanctions over trade with Iran attest). Add to this growing pressure to retreat from the

open borders of the Schengen Agreement, and it is easy to imagine a gradual retreat away from the goal of

“ever deeper union” and a movement back toward something akin to the old Common Market.

To be sure, the EU has thus far proved more resilient than some observers expected, and the costs of abandon-

ing the euro and moving back toward less-centralized arrangements would be considerable. I wouldn’t be en-

tirely surprised if the EU limps along for decades without collapsing entirely. But I certainly don’t expect it to

thrive. Once more, I hope I’m wrong.

Bad Thing #4: A Nuclear Crisis with Iran: The primary purpose of the Iran nuclear deal was to keep Tehran a sufficient distance away from an actual nu-

clear weapon and to buy time to see if the United States’ other differences with it could be ameliorated. This

approach was anathema to Israeli hawks, pro-Israel lobbying groups such as United against Nuclear Iran and

the Foundation for Defence of Democracies, wealthy Republican donors such as Sheldon Adelson, and coun-

tries such as Saudi Arabia and certain Gulf states.

Unfortunately, these groups managed to convince a gullible U.S. president that the deal was “terrible” and per-

suaded him to replace it with a policy of so-called maximum pressure. As I noted in my last column, it is not

entirely clear what the administration hopes to gain from this approach or how it will be an improvement over

what former President Barack Obama accomplished. At a minimum, Trump, National Security Advisor John

Bolton, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, etc. are trying to keep Iran in the penalty box, both to keep it as weak

as possible and to prevent it from forging normal relations with others.

Here’s my concern: Maximum pressure won’t topple the regime, strengthen moderate voices in Iran, or re-

solve any of the other differences Washington has with Tehran. Instead, it is more likely to encourage Iran to

resume nuclear development and eventually restart a nuclear weapons program, which it is not—repeat, not—

doing at present. Think about it: North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has his relatives and rivals murdered and runs a

brutal police state, and he gets to have private meetings with Trump, who says the two of them “fell in

love” (whatever the hell that means). Why does Kim get treated this way? Because North Korea has a growing

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nuclear weapons arsenal.

By contrast, Iran is just a latent nuclear power—it could build a bomb if it wanted to but has not done so yet.

Indeed, it remains fully compliant with the nuclear deal and is a signatory of the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

How does Washington respond to Iranian restraint? With ever-greater sanctions, cyber attacks, military

threats, and not-very-veiled suggestions from top officials that America’s real goal is regime change. Wash-

ington still doesn’t have diplomatic relations with Tehran and has no regular channel of communication with

it.

If and when Iran decides that cooperating with the United States (and others) and forgoing a nuclear weapon

did not pay off, we’ll be back on the road to war. And because U.S. politicians and pundits have talked about

preventive war against Iran for decades now, the whole idea has gradually become normalized in American

culture. Last week, for example, a Washington Post headline suggested that Trump was “not convinced the

time is right” for war with Iran, as if timing were the only thing that mattered.

I’m not saying war with Iran is inevitable, but, barring a more fundamental rethinking of the United States’

entire approach to the Middle East, it remains a live possibility. And because starting unnecessary wars in the

Middle East hasn’t worked out so well for the United States in recent years, I hope I’m wrong.

Bad Thing #5: The Gradual Collapse of America’s Asian Alliances: For good, sensible, and old-fashioned realist reasons, the United States would like to maintain a significant

security presence on the Asia-Pacific region. Why? To prevent China from becoming a regional hegemon in

Asia. If China were to establish a position in Asia akin to the U.S. position in the Western Hemisphere—that

is, one where China no longer had to worry very much about regional opposition—it would be free to project

its rising power around the world, much as the United States does now. And those efforts might include signif-

icant security partnerships in Latin America, obliterating the Monroe Doctrine and forcing the United States to

devote much more attention to matters closer to home.

In theory, preventing this outcome should be fairly easy. As balance-of-power (or more precisely, balance-of-

threat) theory predicts, states whose power and ambitions are increasing tend to look threatening to others,

leading the latter to join forces to deter or contain the rising power’s initiatives. Not surprisingly, China’s rise

has alarmed a number of Asian countries and made most of them eager for continued security ties with the

United States.

But managing a balancing coalition in Asia will not be easy, and the Trump administration is bungling the job.

An anti-China coalition will be unwieldy and fragile because 1) the distances involved are vast, which tempts

different Asian countries to ignore problems at some remove, 2) these states do not want to jeopardize their

economic ties with China, and 3) some of them have significant disputes with one another. The situation calls

for adroit and attentive alliance leadership, which the United States could supply if its leaders understood how

important it is.

Unfortunately, Trump has done nearly everything wrong. He left the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would

have bolstered America’s position in Asia. He’s bullied South Korea and Japan on trade issues, while engag-

ing in an erratic, poorly planned, and unsuccessful flirtation with North Korea. He began his presidency with a

contentious and unfriendly phone call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, straining relations

with a long-standing U.S. ally.

I don’t think China is interested in territorial expansion (save for those artificial islands it is building in the

South China Sea), it just wants to establish a dominant position in its own neighbourhood. Who can blame it?

What sensible great power would want to be surrounded by a set of states that are formally allied with the

United States, in arrangements that allow that Washington to deploy and operate powerful naval and air forces

near Chinese territory?

For Beijing, addressing this situation means pushing the United States out of Asia. Not by fighting a war, but

by convincing other Asian powers that the United States is too weak, distracted, capricious, unreliable, and

incompetent to count on. And thus far, Trump and Pompeo are helping them make their case. Barring a serious

effort to make a true pivot to Asia—which will depend as much on diplomacy and economic ties as on a bol-

stered military presence, by the way—I’d be bearish about the long-term future of America’s strategic position

in Asia. But I hope I’m wrong.

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Giving us knowledge of something is a teacher,

Having an inbuilt experience feature.

A good teacher teaches us by heart,

And prays God for our peart.

A teacher helps us in developing our mind,

In such a way that is very kind.

A teacher teaches us tricks to achieve our goal,

And warns us to remain careful to avoid any thole.

Without the help of a teacher, we cant work rife,

And many difficulties will appear in our life.

In this vast world, they are teachers and parents on-

ly ,on whom we can rely,

They always keep on us their eye.

And we are confident that they never tell a lie,

They gives us blessings so that we can fly high.

That's why , Parents are our caretaker,

And teachers are our future maker.

Sahaj Sabharwal

Jammu city, India .

sahajsabharwal12345@gmail.com

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