Sabir Majeed, 59, had been fasting for Ramadan amid Karachi's 45-degree Celsius heat wave when he became dehydrated and fainted Monday afternoon. (Photo: AP)
Pakistanis cool off themselves at a river on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan (Photo: AP)
Abdul Malik Ghauri, the director general of the ministry, said by telephone that a second meeting would be convened on the issue this week. "We are estimating the cost and arranging logistics for the artificial rain. It may take over a week to carry
The Ministry of Ports and Shipping convened a meeting of experts and officials to consider the idea Tuesday but no final decision was reached. (Photo: AP)
Responding to the criticism, the government said it is planning to use cloud-seeding technology to produce artificial rain in Karachi to lower temperatures. (Photo: AP)
People cool off themselves in a canal in Lahore, Pakistan, where temperature reached 42 degrees Celsius (107.6 Fahrenheit). Many cities in Pakistan are facing heat wave conditions with temperatures reaching 46 degrees Celsius (116.8 Fahrenheit) in
A man pours water on a girl to cool off outside a local hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. The devastating heat wave that struck southern Pakistan last weekend is slowly subsiding but the toll was still climbing Thursday, a senior health official said
A man with his daughter who suffers from dehydration due to extreme weather waits for a medical help outside a ward at a child hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. A cool wind from the sea and pre-monsoon rains brought the first signs of respite to
Homeless Pakistani children sleep at a roadside as weather cools down in Lahore, Pakistan. Wind from the sea and pre-monsoon rains cooled southern Pakistan on Wednesday, likely marking the end of a scorching heat wave that killed at least 749 people
She appealed to the government to restore water and electricity supplies in her area as she said her 9-year-old daughter is also suffering from fever during the heat wave. (Photo: AP)
"We pay all utility bills on time but get water shortages and prolonged hours of load-shedding in return. People should stand up against the corrupt and inept government,” said an angry Shabana Majeed, who believes her husband would have lived if
Pakistani family members bring an elderly person to a hospital suffering from a heatstroke in Karachi, Pakistan. The devastating heat wave that struck southern Pakistan last weekend is slowly subsiding but the toll was still climbing Thursday, a
A range of problems have contributed to the Pakistan deaths, including power outages that have cut off fans and air conditioners, water shortages and the Ramadan day-time fast falling during the long, hot days of summer, families say. (Photo: AP)
Pakistani volunteers distribute dates among people for the Iftar meals after breaking their fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan outside the Jinnah Hospital where thousands of heatstroke victims admitted in Karachi, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)
The heat wave in Karachi and some other parts of Sindh province comes less than a month after more than 2,000 people died in similar temperatures in neighbouring India. (Photo: AP)
Government and hospital officials say that more than 1,100 people have died since Saturday due to the searing heat. (Photo: AP)
The Pakistani port city has faced up to 12 to 14 hours a day of power blackouts since Saturday, when temperature in the city soared to 45 degrees Celsius, residents say. (Photo: AP)
"Failing to find an ambulance, we hired a cab and took him to the hospital. It was already packed with heatstroke patients and when a doctor came to see him after 30 to 40 minutes, he was pronounced dead,” said his wailing wife Shabana Majeed, a
His family rushed to fetch water and buy rehydration salts from a nearby pharmacy. They called for an ambulance but none was available. (Photo: AP)