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The sweltering heatwave in Pakistan has claimed up to 1,011 lives with at least 229 fatalities reported on Wednesday by the government and private hospitals.


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	The sweltering heatwave in Pakistan has claimed up to 1,011 lives with at least 229 fatalities reported on Wednesday by the government and private hospitals.</p>
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	According to Dawn News, around 40,000 people have suffered a heat stroke and 7,500 of them were being treated in the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), said officials.</p>
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	The provincial government of Sindh has imposed a state of emergency at all hospitals and cancelled the leave for doctors.</p>
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	The government also increased stocks of medical supplies at hospitals.</p>

Pakistan heatwave: Death toll crosses 1,000

The provincial government of Sindh has imposed a state of emergency at all hospitals and cancelled the leave for doctors

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