<span style="color: #222222;">At least 68 people have died in Pakistan's Karachi city in Sindh province and neighbouring Balochistan province as torrential rains and flash floods battered the area, according to official reports.<br />''<br />''As many as 63 deaths were reported in Quetta, Barkhan, Pishin, Kohlu, Bolan, Lorelai, and Zhob areas in Balochistan province, while five people died in Karachi, the capital of Sindh province. According to a police official in Karachi, four men were electrocuted, while one died due to wall collapse.<br />''<br />''Balochistan Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langove attributed the high casualties in the province to the construction of houses on natural waterways in Quetta.<br />''<br />''An official in the Balochistan Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said besides the casualties, flash floods unleashed by torrential rains also swept away check dams and bridges in different parts of the province. Every year, cities across Pakistan struggle with the annual monsoon deluge, drawing criticism about poor government planning.</span><br />