The death toll from the blistering heatwave that struck Sindh has climbed to 1,242 with 32 deaths reported in Karachi on Saturday.
According to various media reports, government hospitals in Karachi confirmed that at least 32 people died of heatstroke on Saturday. At least 13 people died in Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), 11 in Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH), two in Qatar Hospital, three in hospitals owned by Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) and three in other hospitals in the city.