Karachi hospitals have treated almost 80,000 people for the effects of heatstroke and dehydration, according to medical officials. Temperature had reached 45 Celsius last week.
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Secretary Saleh Farooqi briefed participants about the contours of the mega transport project for Karachi, saying that the service is being given from the federal government to the province.
Officials were criticized by residents and opposition parties for not doing enough to tackle the crisis. The meteorological department argued that a break in the routine sea breeze in the city of almost 20 million people caused the heat wave. People could not use air-condition and fans.
Sharif will be presented with a report on why Karachi suffered power outages when it was provided 650MW from the national grid and K-Electric also generated electricity on its own, reported the Dawn. Federal government would share the project cost with the provincial government, he said. The prime minister directed her to continue to ensure that Pakistan’s voice was heard at the world body.
Karachi, Jul 1 (PTI) Another 25 people died in Pakistan’s Sindh province today as the death toll in the country’s deadliest heatwave in a decade reached 1,361 even as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ordered an inquiry into the tragedy.
The PM was earlier set to visit Karachi on Monday and preside over a high-level meeting to discuss the law and order situation of Karachi.
Later in a statement, the MQM coordination committee termed the prime minister’s visit to Karachi “disappointing” and said that it was regrettable that he showed a “lack of interest” in solving the basic problems of the city.
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On the other hand, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has taken all necessary measures on priority and provided all essential assistance required to cope with the heatstroke situation.
