A small town of Sindh, Nabi Sar close to Mirpurkhas, has a significant place in Pakistan’s colonial history.
An Englishman, Sir Roger Thomas, had before partition leased 22,000 acres of agricultural land from the British government for 100 years.
Later, he would set up a farmhouse and a bungalow that was passed on to his daughter and daughter in law.
The British had at that stage constructed Sukkur barrage to make the region suitable for agriculture. Their engineers took out rivulets that would help green the areas around Mirpurkhas.
At that stage, a railway station was built in Nabi Sar town and a cotton factory was also established there. While Punjabis from India and Pakistan were brought in to farm the agricultural lands.
The mosque built during this period at Nabi Sar still exists in its original form. A generator that powered lights at Danny farms remains preserved.
Currently, the area has grown deserted once again due to water scarcity.
However, the bungalow and its natural surroundings of trees and flowers speak of the bygone British era.