Public holiday declared in Karachi due to tropical cyclone

Commissioner Karachi announced a public holiday in Karachi due to the prediction of heavy rains and thunderstorms. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department and Provincial Disaster Management Authority, a cyclone has built up in the Arabian Sea for which all commercial and educational activities are shut down in the metropolis today.

In a notification, the commissioner said that all offices and businesses will remain closed today except for the essential services, business, and government offices that are engaged in rain emergency relief activities.

According to the Met office, heavy rainfall and urban flooding for the cyclone Gulab is to hit Karachi from 30^th September to 3^rd October.