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  • Updated: January 23, 2023

Pakistan Suffers Power Outage As Grid Fails

Pakistan Suffers Power Outage As Grid Fails

Pakistanis were left without electricity on Monday following a second breakdown of the national grid during the last three months.

Factories, hospitals and schools across the country were without power for hours after a voltage fluctuation in the grid occurred between the cities of Jamshoro and Dadu in southern Sindh province.

Power Minister Khurrum Dastagir said; "There was a fluctuation in voltage and the systems were shut down one by one. This is not a major crisis."

Outages were reported in the port city of Karachi, the capital Islamabad, the eastern city of Lahore and Peshawar in the north.

Pakistan's power sector has been in a sorry state, with electricity outages occurring frequently due to a lack of funds to upgrade ageing infrastructure.

Mohammad Asim, a spokesman for the city's Lady Reading Hospital said backup generators were also used to provide electricity.

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