Pakistan blackout: National power grid breakdown plunges country into darkness
Muzaffar Rizvi/Islamabad
(AFP)
Efforts were underway to determine the reasons behind the situation.
A breakdown in Pakistan’s national power grid plunged the country into darkness on Saturday night, officials said.
Major cities of Pakistan faced a total blackout following a massive power outage caused by fault in main transmission lines.
Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Rawalpindi and other cities plunged into the darkness due to the electricity failure. The electricity breakdown also hit Azad Kashmir while mobile and internet services were also affected at the time of filing this report.
Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Sheikh on Wednesday said that the crisis of natural gas had aggravated due to inefficiency and wrong policies of the federal government. DawnNewsTV/File
KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Sheikh on Wednesday said that the crisis of natural gas had aggravated due to inefficiency and wrong policies of the federal government, adding that the situation would not have gone to that extent if the centre had taken timely decisions.
Addressing a hurriedly called press conference, he also vehemently criticised PM’s Special Assistant on Petroleum Nadeem Babar and Federal Information Minister Shibli Faraz for spreading ‘disinformation’ on the issue and insisted that Sindh produced around 2,500 to 2,600 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD) and it was getting only 1,000 MMCFD, while it needed around 1,600 to 1,700 MMCFD.
Ministers slam Maryam for making ‘unconstitutional’ demand
Maryam Nawaz. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Federal ministers on Thursday maintained that PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz hinting at the possibility of negotiations with the “establishment” had revealed the “true nature” of those “serving their own interests under the garb of democracy”.
In response to the PML-N vice president’s interview wherein she called for the removal of the “fake government” as a prerequisite for such a dialogue to take place, Federal Information Minister Shibli Faraz tweeted that the garb of democracy donned by “political impersonators” was falling off and the nation could see their true nature.
PDM parties badly exposed after Lahore rally: PM Imran
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PDM parties badly exposed after Lahore rally: PM Imran
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that after the Lahore rally of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) opposition parties have been badly exposed and the complete truth of their fake statements has come before the people.
According to sources, Prime Minister Imran Khan said this at an important meeting of party leaders chaired by him. During the meeting, consultations were held on national issues including the PDM rally.
Addressing the meeting, PM Imran said that the entire PDM was confused over the issue of resignations. The government s decision not to intervene in the PDM s rally was right.