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Met dept. predicts heatwave in Karachi next week

KARACHI: The metropolitan is likely to be attacked by the heat wave in the second week of May, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) predicted today.

“Karachiites may experience a heatwave from May 5-8 due to a likely change in the direction of winds,” said Director MET Sardar Sarfaraz in an interview. “Temperature in the city is expected to range from 40 to 42 degrees Celsius.”

He further added that dry winds from the south and south-west will push the mercury up on the scale turning the metropolis weather hot.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.