City government has sought Pakistan Army assistance to cope with the rain emergency after torrential rains flooded Karachi. Mechanized Engineering Corps of Pakistan Army has accepted the request made by Deputy Karachi Mayor Arshad Wohra. According to sources at Karachi Metropolitan Corporation machinery from Pakistan Army would be received soon for drainage of water accumulated on the roads. Heavy downpour lashed Karachi for the second straight day as major road and low-lying areas were inundated and the life in the metropolitan city almost thrown out of gear.
According to details, North Nazimabad, F.B Area, Gulistan-e-Johar, Gulshan–e-Ibqal, Shah Faisal Colony, MA Jinnah Road, II Chandrigar Road, North Karachi, Shadman Town, Guslshan-e-Hadeed, Shah Latif Town, Malir and other areas received heavy rain. Meanwhile, many areas of Karachi plunged into darkness as dozens of K-Electric feeders tripped due to heavy rain. Heavy rains wreaked havoc in Karachi leaving five and several others critically injured as a result of electrocution in the early hours of Thursday .













