In pictures: Beating the heat
People are using conventional means to cool themselves off. Photo: OINN
(Web Desk) – As temperatures soar across the country and with heatwave alerts being issued in the coastal city of Karachi, people are using conventional means to cool themselves off – by bathing.
With the country also observing the holy month of Ramazan, there is little people fasting from dawn to dusk can do to protect themselves from the blazing heat other than to stay indoors or splash water on their faces and heads.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, Karachi is expected to be hit with temperatures as high as 44 degree Celsius on Monday. The Met department has predicted that Karachi will be facing this heatwave for the next three days.
Temperatures across other parts of the country are also on the rise with major parts expected to remain dry.
Huge blocks of ice being placed by a local vendor at his roadside setup in Attock. Photo: OINN
A man pours water on his head in North Karachi area to keep himself cool during the ongoing heatwave in the city. Photo: OINN
A man bathes inside the canal along with his son during the heat in Lahore. Photo: OINN
People bathe in the water gushing out from a water pipeline due to leakage in Haroonabad area in Karachi. Photo: OINN
A man cools off with water from a pipeline at Embassy Road as the weather turns extremely hot in the Federal Capital. Photo: OINN
A vendor displays bottles of lassi along Saryab Road in Quetta to sell for iftari. Photo: OINN
A man pours water on his head while sitting on the bank of canal in Lahore as temperatures soar in the provincial capital. Photo: OINN
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Young boys bathe inside a tube well in Chiniot to cool themselves during the hot weather. Photo: OINN
Edhi worker puts wet towel on the head of passerby in Karachi. Photo: OINN
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A volunteer sprays water on people in Purani Numaish area as weather turns extremely hot in Karachi. Photo: OINN
Edhi workers help commuters and pedestrians protect themselves from the heat by placing wet towels on their heads. Photo: OINN
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Boys bathe in a pool in New Karachi to beat the sizzling heat. Photo: OINN
