Re: Abdullah Shah Ghazi tomb to protect Karachi from `Nilofar’.
In May 1902, a cyclonic storm struck the coast in the vicinity of Karachi.
Again in June 1902, a cyclone hit the coast near Karachi but according to the New York Times, the cyclone hit Karachi.
In June 1907, a tropical storm struck the coast near Karachi.
On 27 July 1944, a cyclone left some 10,000 people homeless in Karachi
In 1948, a tropical storm made landfall along the Makran coast in Balochistan province
On 12 June 1964, a deadly cyclone made landfall near Karachi. It killed 460 people and left some 400,000 people homeless in south eastern Sindh.
On 15 December 1965, a powerful cyclone slammed Karachi with 10,000 casualties.
In 1984, there are unconfirmed reports that a cyclone hit Makran coast.
In May 1985, a cyclonic storm made a landfall in the eastern direction of Karachi. The cyclonic storm in 1985 which was moving towards Karachi actually had weakened over the sea while still a few 100 Kilometers away south of Karachi. It did, however, cause concern and panic for Karachiites.
In November 1993, a category 1 1993 Indo-Pak cyclone approached the Sindh-Gujarat border but dissipated due to high vertical wind shear over open waters. It killed 600 people in coastal Sindh with massive flooding in Karachi
In June 1998, remnants of the category 3 1998 Gujarat cyclone (the 5th strongest cyclone of the Arabian Sea) killed 12 people in Karachi
In May 1999, again a category 3 1999 Pakistan cyclone (the 4th strongest cyclone of Arabian Sea) hit Keti Bandar near Karachi at peak intensity in Sindh province; this Cyclone killed 6400 people in Sindh. It is the strongest cyclone recorded in Pakistan
In May 2001, the powerful category 3 2001 India cyclone (the 3rd strongest cyclone of the Arabian Sea) hit the Indian border of Gujarat. It caused rain along the Sindh coast, but no damage was reported.
In October 2004, a severe cyclonic storm, Cyclone Onil, approached the Sindh coast but later recurved back to the sea; it caused heavy rain that killed 9 people in Karachi
In early June 2007, a category-5 Cyclone Gonu (the most strongest cyclone in the Arabian sea) passed near the city of Gwadar in Balochistan province as a cyclonic storm with torrential rain and strong winds, it caused damage to dozens of boats and school buildings in the area. It also caused high winds with light rainfall in Karachi and other coastal areas.
In late June 2007, a cyclonic storm, Cyclone Yemyin, passed near Karachi and hit between the towns of Pasni and Ormara in Balochistan Province.
In November 2009, remnants of Cyclone Phyan caused gusty winds along the Sindh coast including Karachi.
In June 2010, Cyclone Phet (the 2nd strongest cyclone in the Arabian Sea), once a powerful category 4 cyclone, made landfall in Keti Bandar as a weak tropical depression, with a total 14 casualties in Pakistan. Before that it wreaked havoc in Gwadar, Balochistan province as a category 1 cyclone.
In November 2010, remnants of Cyclone Jal caused dusty winds in Karachi while it caused light to moderate rainfall in southeastern Sindh.
In early November 2011, moisture from Cyclone Keila that was moving towards Oman, caused drizzle in Karachi
Thats what history tells you !
