People shift a patient who was affected by heatwave to a hospital in Karachi. PHOTO: AA/FILEA searing heatwave continued to bake most parts of Pakistan as temperatures soared up to 51 degrees Celsius (about 124 degrees Fahrenheit) on Saturday, meteorological officials and local media reported. The southern Sindh and northeastern Punjab provinces are predominantly bearing the brunt of the scorching heatwave, which, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), is likely to persist for at least another week. Jacobabad recorded 51 degrees Celsius -- the highest ever this year -- followed by Nawabshah, where the mercury touched 50.5 degrees. Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman last week warned that the country could face severe water shortages by 2025 due to climate change.

Source: The Express Tribune May 15, 2022 19:46 UTC