LARKANA, May 31: Larkana and Qambar-Shahdadkot districts experienced the hottest day of the season on Thursday with mercury touching 49.5 degree Celsius.

The local met office said the humidity was recorded at 20 per cent.

Roads and streets gave a deserted look with people forced to remain indoors and suffered hardships because of power outages of up to 14 hours.

The Larkana Traders Federation announced that it will launch a campaign from Monday against prolonged power outages. It said the duration of loadshedding had not been reduced despite an assurance given by the chief of SEPCO.—Correspondent

Opinion

Editorial

On press freedoms
Updated 03 May, 2026

On press freedoms

THE citizenry forgets, to its own peril, how important a free and independent media is in the preservation of their...
Inflation strain
03 May, 2026

Inflation strain

PAKISTAN’S return to double-digit inflation after 21 months signals renewed economic strain where external shocks...
Troubled waters
03 May, 2026

Troubled waters

PAKISTAN’S water crisis is often framed in terms of scarcity. Increasingly, it is also a crisis of contamination....
Iran stalemate
Updated 02 May, 2026

Iran stalemate

THE US and Iran are currently somewhere between war and peace. While a tenuous ceasefire — extended largely due to...
Tax shortfall
02 May, 2026

Tax shortfall

THE Rs684bn shortfall in tax collection during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is a continuation of a...
Teaching inclusion
02 May, 2026

Teaching inclusion

DISCRIMINATORY and exclusionary content in Punjab’s textbooks has been flagged in Inclusive Education for a United...