Taliban Threatens Utility Company in Heat-Stricken Karachi

The Pakistani Taliban warned on Friday that it would target the country’s main electrical company if it did not end power outages in the country’s south

ISLAMABAD—The Pakistani Taliban warned on Friday that it would target the country’s main electrical company if it did not end power outages in the country’s south — where an intense heat wave has killed 866 people in the past week.

In a statement released Friday, Mohammad Khurasani, a spokesman for the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, also expressed his grief and condolences over the heat-related deaths in the southern port city of Karachi.

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