So what is the hottest topic in the city these days? Yes it is heatstroke. With city temperatures soaring to heights that the citizens of this city could not even imagine a few years ago. The problem is that this time around the heatwave is relentless and without any pauses be it day or night.

If the people having the blessings of an air conditioner cannot step out for a few minutes without feeling this immense heat just imagine those who are trying to survive this onslaught with just fans and the traditional desert coolers. As expected this unnaturally high temperature onslaught is claiming lives and especially the elderly are vulnerable.

Just to give you an idea of the kind of temperatures the citizens of this metropolis are facing Karachi’s temperature the other day peaked to 41.5°C, this is a deviation of 5.7 degrees from the metropolis’ normal temperature of 35.8 degrees Celsius. By the way the highest temperature Karachi has ever experienced is 48°C which was........

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