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June 21, 2025

5,358 hospitalised, 675 hit by heatstroke in Sindh

Paramedical staff giving medical treatment to the affected people of heatwave at a hospital in Karachi in this photo taken on May 23, 2024. — OnlineWith over 5,358 hospital admissions due to heat-related illnesses in 2024 and 675 confirmed cases of heatstroke between April and May this year, Sindh’s escalating climate emergency has prompted urgent local action.Five of the province’s most heat-prone cities —Hyderabad, Dadu, Larkana, Mirpurkhas and Naushero Feroze — have now launched...