List of tropical cyclones in Pakistan

The climate is generally arid, characterized by the extreme southwestern part of the country where Gwadar and Karachi are the main port cities.

Pakistan has a 1,046-kilometre (650 mi) coastline along the Arabian Sea[2] and the Gulf of Oman in the extreme south western part of the country where Gwadar is the main port city.

[3] Each year before the onset of monsoon that is 15 April to 15 July and also after its withdrawal that is 15 September to 15 December, there is always a distinct possibility of the cyclonic storm to develop in the north Arabian Sea.

[5] There is only one tropical cyclone warning centre in Pakistan, which is in Karachi in Sindh province.

During the last 125 years a number of cyclonic storms have struck Pakistan's coastal areas.