Thari Mirwah (Sindhi: ٺري ميرواهه) or Thari (Sindhi: ٺري) is the capital city of Mirwah Subdivision (Mirwah taluka) in Khairpur District, Sindh, Pakistan.[1]
Crime
Although the crime rate is very low in Thari Mirwah, sometimes incidents happen.
- In March 2015, Khairpur Police got in action; Thari Mir Wah SP Sajid Khokhar and Khairpur city SP Masood Bangash jointly led a large contingent of police personnel, raided and cordoned off the area. In this raid police killed the notorious criminal Irshad Ali Gopang in an encounter at Kumb-Jaskani link road near Kumb town of Khairpur district.[2]
- A lawyer was kidnapped at Malik Chaudagi in September 2014.[3]
- A local leader, Mir Nadeem Talpur, went missing on 1 October 2013.[4]
Roads and infrastructure
Thari Mirwah-2016
Like in other parts of Sindh the conditions of roads in Thari Mirwah is pitiable. However, rehabilitation of Thari-Setharja road is being carried out and some construction has been done. On the eastern side of Thari is a desert which is best known as Thar desert. A single road runs from Dhedano village to Savan gas field and here it turns into the gas company's blacktop highroad.[5]
The newly constructed Mehran Highway is the only highway which connects Nawabshah District to Khairpur and passes through the jurisdictions of Thari Mirwah, Faiz Ganj, Bandhi, and Daur. Its was pending for seven years and caused heavy environmental pollution due to red tape and incomplete construction.[6] After its completion it has been illegally used by the buses and coaches going to Panjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Fata, which has caused many accidents.[7][8][9][10] A passenger bus of Uch Sharif Bahawalpur overturned and slipped off the road on Mehran highway near Sui Gas bus stop within the jurisdiction of Thari Mirwah police station.[11]
On 24 August 2014, a coach coming from Punjab to Karachi collided at Kot lalu with a van of Thari city which was traveling from Karachi to Thari Mirwah; 10 passengers were killed on the spot, and 11 injured. All the were natives of Thari Mirwah.[12]
Since 1st July 2005, A transport service From Thari Mirwah to Karachi known as "Jea me Jogi Air Condition Van Service" working here which is owned by Jogi Brothers.
Education
Government Boys Model High School
Government Degree College
Government Degree College
There are governmental as well as private educational institutions in Thari. Languages of instruction include Sindhi and English. Government Boys Model High School is the oldest high school. Students are required to sit the Matric Exams and Higher Secondary Examination. After successful results, they receive Secondary School Certificates, or Higher Secondary School Certificates including college side regular or private degree examinations, as well as Technical School Certificates. After completing secondary education, students enroll in college. Students from Thari Mirwah also seek admission to professional graduation colleges, universities in Sindh and other institutions, including universities in Pakistan and elsewhere abroad, particularly China.
Educational institutions located in Thari include:
University campus:
Zaid Public school Changul Malik supported by Sindh Education Foundation.providing free quality education
Al Saif Model Elementary School Yar Muhammad Pathan supported by Sindh Education Foundation.
Colleges and schools:
Health
Thari Mirwah has Taluka hospital Rural Health Centre, Marie Stopes Society (MSS) clinic and other private clinics. The rural health centre does not meet the emergency rapid response capability; that needs to be upgradated by the Sindh government. Due to lack of education and religious beliefs about 30 children of the vicinity died from measles who were later brought for treatment at Taluka hospital Thari. Dr Qurban Sahito, Taluka hospital medical superintendent, commented that the people in far flung areas still adhere to old customs and beliefs of the Hindu mythology even though most of them are Muslims.[15]
See also
References
Pakistan