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In Pakistan’s Thar desert, one snake charmer struggles to keep a dying art alive 

  • Misri Jogi is the last in his generation who can also make the murli, or special flute used for snake charming
  • Snake charmers in Sindh province vanishing due to lack of government support, as younger generations turn to professions with more reliable incomes
By Zulfiqar Kunbhar ·
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Deep in Pakistan’s southern desert, young locals use social media to save endangered gazelle

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