Rains will continue in Karachi till October 2 and in Balochistan till October 3 but the risk of urban flooding has dissipated, said the Met Office's Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz on Friday morning. However, based on Thursday night information it was declared that all Sindh educational institutes — including private and public sector schools and colleges — businesses and offices will remain closed on Friday in view of the heavy rain forecast (which has since been taken back). Sarfaraz clarified that it is not correct to call it Cyclone Gulab after it hit the Indian coast and made landfall.