Three children died of smallpox in Therimirwah Taulka in Khairpur district. According to detail three children identified as Samander Dasti, Ashfaque Dasti, Farhan Dasti died at village Ajeeb Dasti near Tharimirwah and several others are suffering from the disease.
According to villagers a total of seven children died during the last 48 hours in different villages but health department or district administration are still unaware in this regard. People said due to poor services of health department medicine are stolen from health centres while district administration is also not paying attention in this regard.