Cyclone Biparjoy: 17 arrested for violating section 144 in Karachi

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 14 Jun 2023

KARACHI: South zone police arrested 17 people for violating section 144 as the cyclone Biparjoy inches closer to Karachi.

As per details, the south zone police have started arresting people who are violating Section 144 at Seaview Karachi.

Police officials stated that people who are arrested were going towards the sea despite section 144. FIRs have been registered against the arrested individual, a police official added.

Extremely Severe Arabian Sea Cyclone Biparjoy moved further northwestward during the last 12 hours and weakened into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm at a distance of about 470km south of Karachi.

Under the existing upper-level steering winds, Cyclone Biparjoy is most likely to track further Northward until the 14 June morning, then recurve Northeastward and cross between Keti Bandar (Southeast Sindh) and Indian Gujarat coast on 15 June afternoon/evening with packing winds of 100-120Km/hour.