Two people were reportedly killed in rain-related incidents in Karachi on Friday, police and rescue officials told Dawn.
Year's first rain hit the metropolis, with varying strengths of sporadic showers across the city.
A 35-year-old man was electrocuted while five others were injured when an electric wire fell near the Karachi Korangi Crossing area, according to police in Ibrahim Hyderi.
A police official said that Abid Sarwar and his wife had gone shopping to the Korangi Juma bazaar when an electric wire fell on him. Sarwar died on the spot while five others fell unconscious, the officer added.
The body was shifted to Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre.