KARACHI:Pakistan Metrological Department has said that there is no imminent threat to Karachi from the developing cyclone.
According to PMD Chief Abdul Rashid, the cyclone that has developed in the south Arabian Sea was presently located around 1,500 kilometers south of the metropolis and was moving very slowly northwards. It was not expected to hit the city, Rashid said on Monday.
The Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre issued a statement saying a cyclone was forming about 1,500 km south of Karachi. The system is likely to move initially North/Northwest-ward and strengthen further into a tropical cyclone in the next 36 hours.