The Tropical Cyclone "BIPARJOY" has intensified into an ‘Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm’ - Category 3, with sustained wind speed of approximately 161 to 180 km per hour and gusts up to 200 km per hour.

Its current location is roughly 580 km south of Karachi and 560 km south of Thatta.

The cyclone is expected to maintain a northward trajectory till tomorrow and then re-curve Eastward towards Keti Bandar and Indian Gujarat Coastline as a very severe cyclonic storm.

The areas likely to be affected by the cyclone include Thatta, Badin, Sajawal, Tharparkar, Karachi, Mirpurkhas, Umerkot, Hyderabad, Ormara, Tando Allah Yar Khan and Tando Mohammad Khan.