SUKKUR: Two siblings died of measles in Nazar Mohammad Malik village of Tangwani taluka in Kandhkot-Kashmore district on January 12.
The victims were identified as seven-year-old Abdul Wahab and his five-year-old sister Qasima Khatoon, both children of Ali Gohar Malik.
Locals claimed that so far six children had fallen victim to the disease, but the health department had failed in taking any action.
They expressed deep anger towards the district health officer (DHO) and the health administration, stating that despite multiple reports of the outbreak, no medical teams were dispatched to the village.
Dozens of other children in the village are suffering from the disease.
The affected villagers have appealed to the high officials of the Sindh health department and the provincial government to immediately send vaccination teams to the area to save precious lives of their children.
Published in Dawn, January 13th, 2026.
