About 50 fishermen were rescued as their boat capsized in the sea near Karachi, the incident occurred due to strong winds and high waves in the sea, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

According to details, a group of fishermen left Ibrahim Haidari for Hajimaru, an area between Karachi and Thatta for fishing early in the morning but due to high winds their boat turned turtle.

However the staff of fishermen's cooperative society reached the site and rescued all the fisher men while few fishermen suffered minor injuries.

The incident took place due to the mistake of a fisher man who amid strong waves threw the net in the wrong direction of the captain of the boat.

As a result, their board capsized. The incident took place in Hajimaru area which lies between Karachi and Thatta.

Reporter: Shahzeb Hassan