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People and auto-rickshaws are silhouetted on vehicle headlights on a dark street during widespread power outages in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
A huge blackout led to darkness across several cities and towns across Pakistan late on Saturday. According to media reports, the blackout was a result of a fault in the power distribution system. The power outage was reported shortly before midnight almost simultaneously in many cities. Residents of Karachi, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Islamabad, Multan and others faced the blackout, the reports stated.
Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Hamza Shafqaat tweeted that the National Transmission Despatch Company s lines have tripped, causing an outage. It will take sometime before everything gets back to normal, he added.
The power outage was reported shortly before midnight almost simultaneously in many cities. Residents of Karachi, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Islamabad, Multan and others faced the blackout, the reports stated.
Power is gradually being restored in many areas of Pakistan after a major breakdown left the entire country in darkness just before midnight on Saturday, Geo Ne
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 11 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secretary-general Ahsan Iqbal lashed out at the government following a massive power failure in the country last night, saying that Prime Minister Imran Khan had 'attempted to reboot the country'.
Power supply restored in some areas in Pakistan after major breakdown ANI | Updated: Jan 10, 2021 17:27 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 10 (ANI): Power is gradually being restored in many areas of Pakistan after a major breakdown left the entire country in darkness just before midnight on Saturday, Geo News reported.
According to Federal Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan power has been restored at all Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco) stations. It was resumed in Gujarat and Mandi Bahauddin districts.
Power was also restored at the 500kv Rawat-Naukhar circuit and the 500kv Tarberla-Rawat circuit as well.
Omar Ayub in his Twitter post said that 132kv grid stations around Lahore have been energised including Shadman, Qartaba, Mc Leod Road, Gulshan Ravi, Fort, Saidpur, Shamke, Sagihan, Ravi, Bund Road, Badami Bagh, Sabzar, Sheikhupura, Orient, and Sapphire.