Earlier this evening, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)
He clarified that the dust storm was not a result of Cyclone Nisarga, which he said had passed 750 kilometres away from Karachi's coast. The cyclone also passed by Mumbai's south, he noted.
Sarfaraz further said the Met department's airport office had issued a local Met warning to aviation authorities at around 7:45pm about the dust storm's approach.
The first gust was recorded at Karachi airport at 8:05pm; it blew for quite a while at the speed of 30-35 knots (65-70km per hour), he added.
Earlier this evening, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) had issued an advisory asking fishermen of Sindh to remain careful and "not to venture in deep sea till June 4 due to rough sea conditions".
"Severe Cyclonic Storm (SCS) Nisarga moved further north-eastward with [a] speed of 20km per hour during last six hours and made landfall near south Gujarat-Maharashtra coast, India," the advisory said.
Meanwhile, a massive fire, caused by heavy winds, broke out in Surjani Town during the dust storm.
Edhi ambulances and firefighters rushed to the site to extinguish the fire after Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah instructed Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Shallwani to exercise all possible means to bring the fire under control and minimise the loss of life.
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