Although some desert areas of our country are parts of plain, but due to come difference
characteristics, these are known as deserts. The following are the main desert areas found
in our Punjab and Sindh provinces:
The area between river Indus and Jhelum is known as Sindh Sagar Doab. This includes the areas
of Mianwali, Sargodha, Muzaffargarh and Dera Ismail Khan district in the Province of Punjab.
These areas are called Thal desert. Here rainfall is very low and large numbers of sand dunes
are found here & there, often there are dust storms. Although a large area of this desert has
been irrigated by canals, still a vast areas are barren.:- The south boarder area of our Bahawalpur divison is known as Cholistan. In fact, it is a
part of Rajhistan desert situated adjacent to in India, due to shortage of rainfall these areas
have become barren lands. Although the soil is fertile enough, but due of scarcity of water
cultivation is not possible.The southern border areas of Khairpur district in Sindh is known as Nara desert and border
areas of Mirpur Khas and Sanghar district are called Tharparkar or Thar desert. These are also
part of Rajhistan desert in India. These are the deserts part of country.
