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Summary The chief meteorologist says that Balochistan was the most hit during cyclones in 2007.
Provincial Fisheries Minister Zahid Bhurgari has said that no monitoring system has been installed at fish harbour to warn against rain and cyclone.Speaking on the floor of the Sindh Assembly, Bhurgari said that all the passes issued to the fishermen had been cancelled due to threat of cyclone and measures were being taken to transfer them to safer places.He said that the government was ready to face any situation and was in touch with the officials of the Pakistan Navy, the Coast Guards and the Maritime Agency. He said that all the provincial government departments had been put on high alert.Separately, Chief Meteorologist Muhammad Riaz said on Wednesday that the tropical cyclone was brewing 600 kilometres off the Karachi coast due to low air pressure and could be intensified during the next 24 hours. However, he said that the low air pressure did not acquire the shape of a cyclone so far.Talking to Dunya News, he said that fishermen had been advised to avoid going in open sea, adding that Balochistan was severely affected by two cyclones in 2007.
