{"id":2038,"date":"2015-06-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/south-asia\/news\/as-karachi-scorches-deaths-linked-to-power-water-cuts-fasting\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:49:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:49:00","slug":"as-karachi-scorches-deaths-linked-to-power-water-cuts-fasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/south-asia\/news\/as-karachi-scorches-deaths-linked-to-power-water-cuts-fasting\/","title":{"rendered":"As Karachi Scorches, Deaths Linked to Power, Water Cuts, Fasting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pervaiz Amir, country director of the Pakistan Water Partnership, a chapter of the Stockholm &#8211; based Global Water Partnership, said the government should focus on establishing heat trauma centers and restoring water and electricity supplies, especially in slums and suburban areas, to deal with heat-related health problems.<\/p>\n<p>Such measures would be more practical and potentially less costly than cloud-seeding technology, he said. &#8220;The situation can be overcome if the government starts informing people about precautionary measures through text messages on mobile phones and running ads on radio and television,&#8221; he added. 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