Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Heatstroke: death toll rises to 49 in Karachi   

Heatstroke

KARACHI: At least four more people died in Karachi due to the heatstroke related complications and death toll has reached 49 in the city from June 21 to July 1, 2024.

According to the statistics issued Sindh Health Department, 4 more people died of heat stroke in Karachi today, all four deaths were reported at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital(ASH).

Abbasi Shaheed Hospital has the highest number of deaths due to heat stroke, 23 deaths due to heat stroke were reported in ASH.

So far 18 people have died of heat stroke in Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) while three patients have died of heat stroke in Sindh Government Qatar Hospital Orangi Town so far.

Meanwhile, five people have died of heat stroke in Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) so far.

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Father sets son on fire for not completing homework

Father sets son on fire
  • Father set fire to his 12-year-old son for not studying, and the child died as a result of the burns and injuries
  • The fatal tragedy occurred on September 14 in the slums of Orangi Town neighborhood
  • Shaheer was brought to the Qatar Hospital and subsequently to the Civil Hospital’s burn ward, where he perished after a 35-hour battle for his life.

KARACHI: An inhumane incident was reported where a father set fire to his 12-year-old son for not studying, and the child died as a result of the burns and injuries.

The fatal tragedy occurred on September 14 in the Orangi Town neighborhood. The accused  Nazir’s son Shaheer had not completed his schoolwork, for which Nazir burned him by spilling oil over his body and throwing a match at him. which resulted in severe burns on the body.

According to the details, Shaheer was brought to the Qatar Hospital and subsequently to the Civil Hospital’s burn ward, where he perished after a 35-hour battle for his life.

Two days after her son died, the mother filed a case against her husband for this heinous crime.

The accused was arrested, and he informed the officers that his son was absent from school for a few days. He said that he used kerosene oil to scare his son and then ignited a match, causing him to catch fire. Nazir went on to say that he rushed his son to the hospital as soon as he heard him scream.

According to the authorities, Shaheer asked his father to fly a kite, which prompted Nazir to inquire about his son’s schoolwork. However, Shaheer did not respond, which irritated his father.

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