Pakistan's women workers march along a street to mark the International Labour Day, in Lahore on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Arif Ali/AFP Photo)





Boys play, as they take bath to cool off, during a hot day at the Native Jetty Bridge area in Karachi, Pakistan on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)





Boys play in the waters of a tubewell on a hot summer day in Hyderabad on May 6, 2024. Extensive scientific research has found climate change is causing heatwaves to become longer, more frequent and more intense. (Photo by Akram Shahid/AFP Photo)





Pakistani children suffering from the blood disorder thalassemia receive blood transfusion at a Frontier Foundation medical center, on the eve of the World Thalassemia Day, in Peshawar, Pakistan, 07 May 2024. Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that affects the body's ability to produce hemoglobin and healthy red blood cells. World Thalassemia Day is marked annually on 08 May. The theme of World Thalassemia Day 2024 is “Empowering Lives, Embracing Progress: Equitable and Accessible Thalassemia Treatment for All”. (Photo by Arshad Arbab/EPA/EFE)





Boys cool themselves in a pool on a hot summer day in Lahore on May 7, 2024. (Photo by Arif Ali/AFP Photo)





Security persons of Islamic political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam JUI (F) talk during a protest against alleged rigging in the general elections, in Peshawar, Pakistan, 09 May 2024. Maulana Fazal ur Rehman, head of the Islamic political party Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), held a demonstration in Peshawar protesting alleged rigging in the recent 08 February general elections. Describing the gathering as a public referendum, Rehman emphasized intentions to reveal how assemblies were manipulated, claiming that the current parliament did not authentically reflect the will of the Pakistani people. (Photo by Arshad Arbab/EPA)





A Pakistani farmer carries bundles of wheat crops during the harvest season at a village in the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, 13 May 2024. Paksitani farmers protests in several cities over the government's decision not to buy their wheat, allegdely causing them huge losses in income. The farmers in Punjab, the country's largest province and often called the 'bread basket' of Pakistan, are demanding that the government stop wheat imports that have flooded the market at a time when they expect bumper crops. (Photo by Bilawal Arbab/EPA/EFE)





A man cools off himself during a hot summer day at a park in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Authorities in Pakistan on Tuesday urged people to stay indoors as the country is hit by an extreme heat wave that threatens to bring dangerously high temperatures and yet another round of glacial-driven floods. (Photo by Fareed Khan/AP Photo)





A man kisses the portrait of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash, during a condolence ceremony held at Iranian Cultural center in Peshawar on May 21, 2024. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declared a day of mourning after Iranian media reported that president Ebrahim Raisi had died in a helicopter crash. (Photo by Abdul Majeed/AFP Photo)





People cool off at a water supply line as temperatures rise in Karachi, Pakistan, 21 May 2024. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a warning for an ongoing heatwave across most parts of the country. Temperatures are expected to gradually rise, with a possibility of exceeding 50 degrees Celsius in some areas over the next ten days. (Photo by Shahzaib Akber/EPA)





A woman, leaning out of a train window, receives water on her head to cool off during a hot and humid day at the Hyderabad Railway Station in Hyderabad, Pakistan on May 22, 2024. (Photo by Yasir Rajput/Reuters)





Women with children and their pet donkeys gather for washing and to fetch water at a handpump during a hot summer day on the outskirts of Larkana, Pakistan on May 23, 2024. (Photo by Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)





A man bathes his pet bull to cool off during a hot summer day on the outskirts of Jacobabad, Pakistan on May 23, 2024. (Photo by Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)





A labourer drinks water from a pipe at a brick kiln on a hot summer day in Sukkur, Sindh province on May 23, 2024. The Pakistan Meteorological Department said temperatures are expected to hit as high as 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of rural Sindh. (Photo by Shahid Ali/AFP Photo)





A man transports ice blocks in a trolly to supply nearby cafes during a hot summer day along a market in Jacobabad, Pakistan on May 24, 2024. (Photo by Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)





A girl uses a handpump as a boy cools off from the water drawn from it during a hot summer day as a heatwave continues, in Jacobabad, Pakistan on May 24, 2024. (Photo by Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)





A Pakistani man cools himself off in a stream as temperatures reached 39 Celsius (102.2 Fahrenheit) in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, May, 24, 2024. Many cities in Pakistan are facing heat wave conditions with temperatures reaching nearly 50 Celsius (122 Fahrenheit in some places. (Photo by Anjum Naveed/AP Photo)





Men ride on a motorbike as they cover their heads with a wet cloth to cool off and to avoid sunlight, during a hot summer day, as the heatwave continues in Jacobabad, Pakistan on May 26, 2024. (Photo by Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)





Women cover their faces with scarfs to avoid sunlight as they herd family cattle during a hot summer day, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, as the heatwave continues in Mohenjo Daro, Pakistan on May 27, 2024. (Photo by Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)





Aamir Khan, 24, an auto-rickshaw driver covers his face with a scarf to avoid warm air during a hot summer day, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, the temperature rose above 52 degrees Celsius (125.6 degrees Fahrenheit), as the heatwave continues in Mohenjo Daro, Pakistan on May 27, 2024. (Photo by Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)