But more deaths were reported by officials in Sindh Province, National Disaster Management Authority spokesman Ahmed Kamal said. Officials also told CNN that the number of patients treated for heat stroke in Jinnah hospital, the largest in the Karachi, is 2,360. The Sindh provincial government has declared a state of emergency in all its government hospitals, canceling leave of medical personnel and bringing in further medical supplies.

Citizens in this predominantly Muslim country are observing Ramadan, the holy month when Muslim faithful around the world fast from sunup until sundown. This means, that amidst these scorching temperatures, Pakistanis are foregoing food and water. However, a noted cleric, Mufti Naeem, has said that certain people, including the elderly, the sick and children, should be excused from fasting if a doctor recommends it, Pakistani publication the Nation reports.