“Five people died from dehydration and heat stroke in Thatta and four in Tharparkar yesterday,” reported The Hindu quoting a Health Ministry official.

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah told reporters in Karachi on Sunday that emergency had been declared in all government hospitals of Karachi and other cities in the province.

“Orders have been issued for uninterrupted supply of power and water to the emergency centres of all hospitals to deal with the mortality cases due to the heat wave,” Mr. Shah said.

Temperatures of around 44 to 45 degrees Celsius have been recorded in the port city of Karachi. The scorching heat is expected to continue on Monday as well.

Pakistan’s Meteorological Department recorded Saturday as the hottest day of this year’s summer in Karachi, where the mercury shot up to 45 degrees Celsius.

Frequent power outages have also compounded people’s woes and led to violent protests in several parts of Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city with a population of 20 million.