In pictures: Heatwave grips Pakistan as temperatures cross 40°C

Temperatures crossed 40 degrees Celsius in parts of the country on Tuesday, amid aheatwave forecastto last tillJune 12.

On Tuesday, the highest temperature recorded in Lahore was 43°C, while the mercury reached 41°C in Islamabad. The highest temperature recorded in Karachi was 36°C.

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