Countryside Escape
An itinerant travels through the countryside and shares the tales of Sindh
Photographs by Ali Bhutto
A bridge designed by General John Jacob in 1852

The Begari Canal in Jacobabad district. First excavated by the Daudpotas, the canal fell to disuse and was later made functional by General John Jacob in 1852

Hog Deer (left) and Black Buck (right), native to Sindh

A mode of travel in Tharparkar

A native of Tharparkar

A native woman of Tharparkar

Mud house in Tharparkar

Mud house under construction

A Jain temple at the Kharoonjar

Farmers carting hay across a mustard field in Larkana district

A watercourse in Ratodero taluka of Larkana district, Sindh

A paddy field in Ratodero taluka of Larkana district

Kotri to Larkana railway track

Locals of Ratodero taluka stand on the dried River Indus bed

Locals of Ratodero taluka stand on the dried River Indus bed

Locals of Ratodero taluka stand on the dried River Indus bed

Rannikot Fort

Rock formations inside Rannikot fort, Jamshoro district

The eastern entrance to Rannikot fort, also known as ‘Sann gate’

Crossing River Indus on a boat

Sunset in a village in Ratodero taluka

Vespa orientalis

Rice Canal regulator, Larkana district
