Pakistan shuts Schools, hospitals placed on alert as temperatures near 50 degrees celsius

Pakistan ordered school closures, postponed exams, and put hospitals on alert, as a severe heatwave swept through the country.

Pakistan ordered school closures, postponed exams, and put hospitals on alert, as a severe heatwave swept through the country. Pakistan’s chief meteorologist Sardar Sarfraz said the daytime temperatures in some southern and south-western parts were likely to cross 50 degrees Celsius during the weeklong heatwave, which is eight degrees Celsius above normal levels. Provincial Education […]