Cholistan's people seek relief.

BAHAWALPUR -- The local people of Cholistan desert have appealed the government to provide them with relief in connection with issue of installing fences around Lal Suhanra National Park.

Addressing a news conference at Press Club Bahawalpur here, Ghulam Muhammad Daha and Gul Muhammad along with a large number of people of Cholistan desert area said that they would have to face financial constraints due to extension of Lal Suhanra National Park and installation of fences around the park.

They said that their families and tribes had been living in Cholistan desert for centuries and they were indigenous residents of the region. They said that they depended on livestock for their livelihood...