ISLAMABAD – Special Assistant to Prime Minister for PoliticalCommunication Shahbaz Gill on Sunday has said that non-upgradation oftransmission lines became cause of power breakdown across the country.
In a statement, the special assistant said that no work was done ontransmission lines as the concerned authorities were busy in theconstruction of power house.
Every single city, village and district is important for PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, he added.
On the other hand, electricity supply in parts of Pakistan has beenpartially restored after the country was hit by a massive blackout earlySunday, with the Ministry of Energy blaming it on a sudden drop infrequency that tripped the entire system.
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Power supply in Islamabad’s red zone and other important areas has beenrestored while electricity in parts of Lahore, Faisalabad, Kasur andSheikhupura remains suspended.
Power supply in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) including Peshawar,Charsadda, Mardan andd Abbotabad has been restored. In Sindh, Larkana,Mirpur Khas and Nawab Shah Division are still facing breakdown; however,Karachi’s Orangi Town, SITE and Nazimabad have been energized.
