Heavy rainfall on the cards for Karachi

Karachi is experiencing drizzle in several areas on Monday, with heavier showers predicted later in the day.

Showers are reported in Defence, Korangi Road, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Burns Road and MA Jinnah Road. Qayyumabad, Mehmoodabad, Manzoor Colony, Baloch Colony and adjoining neighbourhoods also see rain.

University Road, Jamshed Road, Jehangir Road and Gulshan-e-Iqbal are among other areas where drizzle is recorded.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rain in Karachi over the next three days, with University Road, Gulistan-e-Jauhar and Scheme 33 are among the areas expected to receive downpours where water could accumulate on roads.

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Authorities advised citizens to take precautionary measures in view of the forecast and urged people to avoid unnecessary travel to prevent any untoward situation.

Last month, at least seven people were killed in Karachi on Tuesday after heavy monsoon rains battered the city, flooding neighbourhoods, paralysing traffic and knocking out power, prompting the mayor to enforce a rain emergency.

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Rainwater inundated major roads and residential streets, with severe flooding reported in Gulshan-e-Hadeed, where water entered homes and forced residents to shift valuables to higher ground.

Key intersections such as Hassan Square, Nipa Chowrangi, Jail Chowrangi, Liaquatabad, Korangi, Karsaz and Malir Expressway also witnessed heavy waterlogging.

Relief measures

Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Monday said the city administration has taken measures to handle expected rains from September 8 to 10, urging citizens to stay calm and avoid panic.

He said 46 major drains, including Gujjar, Orangi and Mehmoodabad, had been cleared, with extra pumps and staff deployed in underpasses and low-lying areas. Water and sewerage vehicles are on standby, and relief camps have been set up at choke points.

Wahab said Shahrah-e-Faisal had not flooded, though water accumulated in some spots. The main challenge, he noted, was at Drigh Road underpass, which receives water from the airbase and other drains.

He warned that high tides could slow disposal but said drainage was managed within hours.

The mayor criticised political opponents for “hypocrisy” and objected to starting projects without municipal approval. He said water from the airport runway flows towards Falak Naz and stressed that such challenges would remain regardless of who is in office.

“Our goal is to protect Karachi, not play politics,” Wahab said, adding that the administration will continue rapid drainage and relief efforts.