{"id":22192,"date":"2026-06-10T13:56:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=22192"},"modified":"2026-06-10T13:56:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:56:23","slug":"karachi-heatwaves-pose-serious-risks-to-delivery-riders-and-outdoor-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=22192","title":{"rendered":"Karachi Heatwaves Pose Serious Risks to Delivery Riders and Outdoor Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A new study has revealed that people working outdoors in Karachi\u2019s extreme heat, including delivery riders, street vendors, rickshaw drivers, and motorcycle riders, face significantly higher health risks than the general population.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the research, the body temperature of outdoor workers was recorded at an average of 5.5 degrees Celsius higher than that of ordinary citizens, a level that could lead to serious health complications.<\/p>\n<p>The study was presented by health expert Dr. Zafar Fatmi and focused on workers who spend long hours under direct sunlight.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Fatmi warned that prolonged exposure to extreme heat increases the risk of heatstroke, heart attacks, respiratory illnesses, organ damage, and even death.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized the need for mandatory rest breaks of 15 to 20 minutes for outdoor workers and called for the establishment of cooling stations across the city where workers can rest and rehydrate.<\/p>\n<p>The research also highlighted the impact of the urban heat island effect in Karachi, where dense construction, concrete surfaces, air pollution, and a lack of green spaces contribute to higher temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>According to experts, proper urban planning, increased tree plantation, and better public infrastructure are essential to reducing heat-related risks in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Workers interviewed during the study reported that extreme temperatures are not only affecting their health but also causing financial losses by damaging goods and reducing productivity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study has revealed that people working outdoors in Karachi\u2019s extreme heat, including delivery riders, street vendors, rickshaw drivers, and motorcycle riders, face significantly higher health risks than the general population. According to the research, the body temperature of outdoor workers was recorded at an average of 5.5 degrees Celsius higher than that of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22193,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAowgLK2DA:productID":"","_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":""},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,46,43],"tags":[4179,12318,12320,2256,12131,762,74,5487,12319,5012,12324,12322,12321,12323,30],"class_list":["post-22192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important-news","category-latest","category-weather","tag-air-pollution","tag-delivery-riders","tag-dr-zafar-fatmi","tag-extreme-heat","tag-heatstroke","tag-heatwave","tag-karachi","tag-karachi-weather","tag-outdoor-workers","tag-public-health","tag-rising-temperatures","tag-tree-loss","tag-urban-heat-island","tag-weather-impact","tag-climate-change"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22192"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22194,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22192\/revisions\/22194"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}