Staff Reporter
Mithi
The newly appointed Consul General of Italy in Karachi Mr. Danilo Girudanella along with his spouse reached Thar to visit the historical sites of the desert region. Sindh Minister for culture and tourism Syed Sardar Ali Shah, who hosted the event in honour of visitors, talking to the reporters in Mithi on Monday after visiting various points in Thar said that they were doing all such efforts to promote tourism and culture in the desert region.
He said that the Italian Government had already cooperated with the department to protect the sites at Bhambore and hoped they would carry on the cooperation in future to promote tourism and to protect ancient heritage sites in Thar. He said that the new Consul General, who took the keen interest in art, music, handicrafts hospitality and other cultural events would keep visiting Thar and other such sites in Sindh.
Mr. Shah said that the Italian Government had already done tremendous work to protect and promote the heritage sites and location in their country and hoped that the government of Italy would also extend more help and collaboration in their sincere efforts to protect and promote their sites across the province. He said that in future he would invite the envoys and ambassadors of various other countries to visit Thar to see its beautiful sites both in the Parkar and Thar region of the desert district. He said that visiting envoys and other guests who reached Thar on his invitation were very much impressed by the beauty, culture, music art, and music of Tharparkar region adding that Sindh Government was fully committed to promote tourism by establishing more resorts and roads leading to such sites.
Sardar Shah said that Thar’s points right from Mithi town to various other points in the Parkar region had been visited by tens of thousands of the people after the desert received sufficient rains both in 2019 and then this year. He said that after some resorts were given the required facilities they were greatly attacking the tourism and helping the local singers and musicians to earn their livelihood by performing at such points right from the month of July til present days despite the onset of winters.
Mr. Shah said that his department was extending full support to the singers, writers and men of letters in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic adding he assured to provide the health cards to such people in their effort to provide more relief to them for the sake of the future of rich culture and traditions of Sindh.
