Cyclone Phet approaching Pakistan’s coastal areas

[sparklingway]

 

[Comet]

What was its intensity when it hit Oman? and what is its proposed intensity when it'll reach Pakistan?

 

[Huda]

Oman Yesterday

 

[Moin91]

Raining starts in Karachi now ...

hain jee ??? where ?? Meri taraf too Dhoop nikli hoi hy...

 

[Evil Flare]

hain jee ??? where ?? Meri taraf too Dhoop nikli hoi hy...

haan . raat ko huwe thee ..

 

[RPK]

Thunderstorms kills 37 in Pakistan


At least 37 people were killed and dozens more were injured when heavy thunderstorms hit Pakistan's Punjab province, media reports Saturday said.

Lahore was the worst hit, with 11 people, including six children, killed in the provincial capital. Seven people were killed and 60 injured in the neighbouring district of Sheikhupura. Nineteen deaths occurred in other districts of Punjab.

Most of the casualties were caused by falling roofs or walls and road accidents. Winds with a speed of 93 km per hour uprooted

trees and destroyed power lines, cutting the power supply for hours in Punjab, The News reported.

The deaths occurred as the country's southern coastal belt was preparing for Cyclone Phet to make landfall after hitting the coast

of Oman Friday.

The cyclone was expected to make landfall Sunday near the commercial hub of Karachi and in the nearby province of Balochistan with 'maximum sustained winds of 100 to 120 km per hour,' Pakistan's Meteorological Department said.

The storm has already started to create havoc in Balochistan, which saw 133 mm of rainfall during the last 24 hours and

flooding in some areas, the department reported Saturday.

Authorities are evacuating tens of thousands of people to safe areas and the country's army and navy have been put on alert.

Phet, already weakened from earlier this week, was positioned about 200 km north-east of Oman's coastal city of Sur and 650

km south-west of Karachi, the Indian Meteorological Department said in a Saturday morning bulletin.

'Available observations and numerical weather prediction models guidance suggest that the system would weaken further and move

east-north-eastward towards Pakistan coast,' the IMD bulletin said.

 

[Justin Joseph]

Thunderstorm kills 37 as Pak awaits cyclone Phet

At least 37 people were killed and dozens more were injured when a heavy thunderstorm hit Pakistan’s eastern province of Punjab, news reports said on Saturday.

Lahore was worst hit, with 11 people including six children killed in the provincial capital. Seven people were killed and 60 injured in the neighbouring district of Sheikhupura. Nineteen deaths occurred in other districts of Punjab.

Most of the casualties were caused by falling roofs or walls and road accidents. Winds with a speed of 93 kilometres per hour uprooted trees and destroyed power lines, cutting the power supply for hours in Punjab, The News International newspaper reported.

Landfall likely near Karachi

The deaths occurred as the country’s southern coastal belt was preparing for Cyclone Phet to make landfall after hitting the coast of Oman on Friday. The cyclone was expected to make landfall near the commercial hub Karachi and in the nearby province of Baluchistan on Sunday with “maximum sustained winds of 100 to 120 kilometers per hour,” Pakistan’s Meteorological Department said.

The storm has already started to create havoc in Baluchistan, which saw 133 millimetres of rainfall during the last 24 hours and flooding in some areas, the department reported on Saturday. Authorities are evacuating tens of thousands of people to safe areas and the country’s army and navy have been put on alert.

Phet, already weakened from earlier this week, was positioned about 200 kilometers north—east of Oman’s coastal city of Sur and 650 kilometers south—west of Karachi, the Indian Meteorological Department said in a Saturday morning bulletin.

“Available observations and numerical weather prediction models guidance suggest that the system would weaken further and move east—north—eastward towards Pakistan coast,” the IMD bulletin said.

The Hindu : News / International : Thunderstorm kills 37 as Pak awaits cyclone Phet

 

[fawwaxs]

The saints will protect Karachi from Cyclone Phet’



KARACHI: As Cyclone Phet approaches the shores of Karachi and panic levels rise among local residents, many have turned to various patron saints of Karachi seeking protection.

Urban legends of the countless times Sufi saints have protected Karachi from storms and tsunamis are currently making the rounds in the city.

Some stories speak of the saints individually, while others claim that the collective prayers of these saints protect the metropolis.

Four saints

According to one legend four Sufi saints protect the city from impending disaster.

The saints are Abudllah Shah Ghazi in Clifton, Samandri Baba on the National Highway, Yusuf Shah in Manora and Manghoo Baba in Manghopir. It is said that the presence of these saints in Karachi have already saved the city from natural disasters including earthquakes, cyclones and all sea-related phenomenon.

The legend of Abdullah Shah Ghazi

Many Karachiites strongly believe that as long as Shah Ghazi’s shrine is kept clean and well-maintained, Karachi will always be spared from deadly sea storms. Most recently, storms were said to have been deflected by the Sufi saint to the Indian city of Gujarat when they were just 10 hours away from Karachi.

A famous legend regarding Abdullah Shah Ghazi says that once when the sea was rough and fishermen could not go out to sea, they went to Abdullah Shah Ghazi and asked him to pray for the sea to remain calm.

Abdullah Shah Ghazi took his eating bowl and submerged it into the sea water and curled the bowl by pressing it from the sides, enclosing the water inside.

He then said to the sea “you have been misbehaving quite a lot lately!”, the water is then said to have calmed down. Many people believe the the sea is said to have moved far away because of Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s warning.

The seven Sufi brothers

Another legend tells us of seven Sufi brothers, whos shrines protect Karachi from oncoming storms and tsunamis. These brothers were Ghayab Shah of Kemari, Alim Shah of Jamia Cloth, Vilayat Shah of Malir, Jumman Shah of Shahra e Faisal, Samandri Baba on the National Hihgway, Yusuf Shah of Manora and Misri Shah in Defence.

Mewa Shah

Mewa Shah, another local Sufi saint buried in Karachi, is also entwined in the legendary brotherhood of protective saints.

Mewa Shah was believed to have set fire to a ship carrying him to exile, said his prayers on the waves of the Arabian Sea and mounted a large fish which took him back to the shores of Karachi.

Visitors on The Express Tribune website have also kept their faith in Abdullah Shah Ghazi and the patron saints’ powers of protection.

Farrukh Ahmed stated, “It is to be noted that all of the times, Abdullah Shah Ghazi saved us from all the cyclones in the past, so please don’t worry and have a firm faith in Allah as this will not gonna happen InshAllah (only heavy rains might occur), so let’s start pray from today for our City.”

Meanwhile, Alam responding to news that Cyclone Phet will hit Karachi as a down graded level 2 cyclone succinctly stated, “Phet 0 – Abdullah Shah Ghazi 1.”


Only ALLAH can protect us!

 

[Justin Joseph]

^^^^^^^^^

"Jana" was denying it with "sparklingway". Now it will be interesting to see the views of "sparklingway" on the issue.

 

[sparklingway]

^^^^^^^^^

"Jana" was denying it with "sparklingway". Now it will be interesting to see the views of "sparklingway" on the issue.

The above post does not really sing with the tune. ET just wanted to find a story. Anyways, the sufis also "protect" the criminals dealing in drugs

The retribution thing came on in another thread minutes ago:-

http://www.defence.pk/forums/curren...ll-girls-aren-t-call-girls-27.html#post909454

 

[Evil Flare]

Only ALLAH can Protech .. No one else can .. No priest , no baba , No Dead one's , No Sufis ..

Pray to ALLAH

 

[My-Analogous]

Images of horrific cyclone that hit Oman yesterday. May Allah protect Karachi and other coastal areas of Pakistan.

Come on i lived in Muscat and these photos are taking in 2007 and cyclone named "Gonu" and today i went from Ghala Dakhil to Yati Beach through Mathrah and every thing is normal and nothing happened here and one thing more if you check photos linked its clearly mentioned it is Gonu photo

 

[My-Analogous]

Please don't play with peoples feeling and one of my friend asked me about landfall speed it is cat 04 and 114 miles speed when it hit Maserah and near area of Sur city and when it reach Karachi the wind will be 10 to 20 km and for further detail please visit weather.com and then go to world tab and then type Muscat and see the clear satellite picture

 

[fawwaxs]

only ALLAh will protect us. i dont beleive in any saints. i only beleive in Allah The All Mighty!

 

[Evil Flare]