Pakistan

Karachi weather update: Will city receive rain today?

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12 months ago

Farwa

Karachi is expected to receive light rainfall today (April 27), according to the latest weather advisory issued by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).

Meanwhile, the temperature of the city would stay between 33 and 35 degrees Celsius with humidity reaching up to 70%.

It further added that the speed of winds blowing from the southwest is 12km per hour at the moment.

The hot and dry weather will persist in Sindh, including Karachi, till April 27, during which the mercury is likely to shoot up to 40 degrees Celsius to 42°C degrees.

However, Jawad Memon, the weather expert, earlier predicted a powerful rain-producing system likely to affect Karachi.

He added that most parts of the country are likely to witness clear skies and dry weather during the next few days. “That is why the plains of Sindh and Punjab will be under the grip of hot weather with as much as 40-44°C.”

He further said that the intensity of the weather will reduce after a few days as the rain-producing system could form in the coastal areas on April 27 or 28, which may remain active till May 6 or 7.

“A westerly wave is likely to enter in the country from April 26 (evening/night) and likely to spread in central and southern parts of the country and may persist till first week of May,” the Met Office said in a statement issued a day earlier.

#rain -wind/#thunderstorm is expected in the country in coming days with occasional gaps

A westerly wave is likely to enter in the country from 26th April (Evening/night) and likely to spread in central and southern parts of the country and may persist till first week of May. pic.twitter.com/DPS45t6W1w
— Pak Met Department محکمہ موسمیات (@pmdgov) April 26, 2023

Meanwhile, Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman said that unstable weather systems and sporadic urban flooding could be expected from Kashmir to Karachi in the upcoming days.
“A special advisory for Balochistan and coastal areas has also been issued. The fisherfolk community needs to be alerted to the possibility of choppy seas and extreme weather, especially off Ormara, Pasni, and Gwadar,” she tweeted.

From evening 26 April to 7 May the @pmdgov has forecast rain across the country. Provinces are advised to take precautionary measures including cleaning storm drains, electricity pole stability and road access in the event of local flooding. Especially where repairworks from 2022… pic.twitter.com/lASEsY3604
— SenatorSherryRehman (@sherryrehman) April 26, 2023

The climate change minister advised provinces to take precautionary measures, including cleaning storm drains, electricity pole stability and road access in the event of local flooding. “Especially where repair works from the 2022 floods are still ongoing,” she said.

Rehman warned that heavy rains may cause flash floods in Mansehra, Abbottabad, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir from May 1 to May 4.

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Indus Highway multi-vehicle incidents result in eight deaths and twenty injuries.

Published

21 hours ago

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A passenger bus, an oil tanker, and a mini-truck collided with one another during the early hours of Wednesday. The unfortunate traveler was traveling from Karachi to Larkana.

Police and rescue teams arrived at the accident scene and began a rescue operation after receiving information.

Eight deaths were verified by SSP Jamshoro Muhammad Tariq Nawaz, who also said that twenty injured individuals had been moved to a neighboring hospital in Manjhand.

While more investigation into the accident was being conducted, the police stated that overtaking was the cause of the tragedy.

On April 14, an accident involving a passenger bus and coaster on the M9 Motorway near Nooriabad, Jamshoro area, resulted in four fatalities and twenty injuries.

The coaster, according to the police, was transporting a wedding party from Karachi to the Kambar-Shahdadkot district’s Nawan Jatoi hamlet.
Ali Jan Magsi, Ghulam Shabbir Chandio, 8-year-old Sadia Magsi, and an unidentified woman were named among the deceased.

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CM Marryam advises MPAs to keep an eye on naan and roti costs.

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21 hours ago

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The MPAs have been instructed by Punjab Chief Minister Marryam Nawaz Sharif to keep an eye on the cost of naan and roti in their respective regions.

The duty of keeping an eye on roti and naan prices falls on the District Monitoring Committees.

The MPAs were instructed by the CM to uphold the official prices in their respective regions.

She threatened to take tough measures against Punjab’s extortionate naan and roti sales.

She finished by saying that public officials should assume a prominent role in guaranteeing the public’s relief from naan and roti pricing.

Business

Huge investment potential exists in the telecom and IT sectors. Shaza Fatima

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21 hours ago

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According to Shaza Fatima Khawaja, Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication, there are numerous investment prospects in Pakistan’s IT and telecom sectors.

She noted that the current administration is dedicated to fostering foreign investment in the nation, in line with the Prime Minister’s goal.

According to a news release, CEOs Wateen Adil Rashid and Muhammad Shahbaz Khan of Taavun (Pvt) Limited, who paid her a visit on Tuesday, spoke with Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja.

She declared that the private sector would receive complete support because it is essential to growing our exports.

Regarding youngsters, she stated that they are our greatest asset and that efforts are being made to further their growth.

Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates was thanked by Shaza Fatima for his particular interest in promoting additional investment in Pakistan’s telecom industry.