On a day when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visited heatwave-hit Karachi, eight more people died of heat stroke at different hospitals of Karachi on Wednesday bringing the death toll to 1259 in last twelve days.
The prime minister chaired a meeting on recent intense heatwave in Karachi and the resulting casualties at Chief Minister House in Karachi on Wednesday. According to medics, as many as 150 people died on the first Ramazan (June 19), the toll crossed 300 on the next day. At least 350 people died on 21st and 22nd June.
The people died at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Jinnah Hospital, Civil Hospital, Qatar Hospital and Sindh government Hospital, New Karachi.
The power outages left many without fans, water or light at the beginning of Ramadan, when many Muslims do not eat or drink during daylight hours.
