HYDERABAD: For the fishermen of southern Sindh, it is a time to rejoice and catch the prized ‘palla’ fish. On the left bank of the gushing Indus, several boats line up downstream of the Kotri ...

It was not long ago that fishermen would catch tons of palla -- one of the most delicious aquatic delights of Pakistan's southern Sindh province -- every day from the mighty Indus River. The fish ...

Only expert fishermen can distinguish between local and imported Palla. Palla is Sindh’s traditionally most popular fish but for past many years it is facing danger of extinction because of ...

Perhaps we all have our pet projects which we wish would go on forever. I have been working on a primer on riverine fisheries of South Asia for some years now (my office may disagree with the ...

It was not long ago that fishermen would catch tons of palla -- one of the most delicious aquatic delights of Pakistan's southern Sindh province -- every day from the mighty Indus River. The fish ...

“Until a few decades ago, the abundant water would fill the entire creeks of the Indus Delta, making illegal or legal hunting of palla fish difficult and enabling them to return to the sea in ...