A man sits outside his shop during a country-wide power breakdown in Karachi, Pakistan. Photo: Reuters
Millions in Pakistan in nationwide blackout as power grid fails
- Pakistan faced a major nationwide power breakdown because of ‘reduced frequency’ in the national grid, the energy ministry said in a Twitter message
- It may take up to 12 hours to fully restore the power, the federal energy ministry Khurram Dastgir Khan told a local TV station
A man sits outside his shop during a country-wide power breakdown in Karachi, Pakistan. Photo: Reuters