More than 500 people died last month in Karachi, Pakistan due to a heat wave. Following this death, the Sessions Court issued a notice to the power generation company, K-Electric and others.

Karachi: Pakistan experienced a severe heat wave in June this year, resulting in the deaths of more than 500 people in Karachi, ARY News reported. The sessions court has issued a notice to the power generation companies including K-Electric in this death case. According to a report, an application was filed in the Sessions Court to file a case against K-Electric.

The petitioner revealed that 500 to 600 people died in Karachi last month during a heat wave, blaming power generation company K-Electric for 'deliberately' 10 to 16-hour power outages, ARY News reported.

In the petition, he said that the police refused to register a case against the electrician.

The petition further stated that the police refused to file a case against the company and requested that the SHO Predi police station be directed to record the statement and register a case, according to ARY News.

Hearing the petition, the Sindh High Court (SHC) issued notices to SSP Grievance Cell South, SHO Predi Police Station and K-Electric.
Moreover, the session court has issued a notice and asked to reply by July 30.
Earlier this month, during Muharram processions in Karachi, Jinnah Hospital registered more than 200 heat stroke patients at its camp in Numaish in the city, according to ARY News.

Karachi has recently been hit by intense heat, as the mercury soared to 40° Celsius and it has 53% humidity. This was corroborated by the Meteorological Department, which reported that the rapidly rising temperatures had significantly increased the city's discomfort. Moreover, the hottest day of the year has reached 42 degrees Celsius. The heat waves that occurred in 2015 and 2024 trace their origin to a weakening of the atmospheric pressure system.