Times of Islamabad

Major power breakdown leaves Karachi into darkness

Major power breakdown leaves Karachi into darkness

*KARACHI – A major power breakdown leaves Karachi into darkness.*

*As per the media report, Over 70% of Karachi lost power on Saturdayafternoon after the national grid supply line tripped.*

The main line tripping resulted in the K-Electric circuits tripping,plunging the city into darkness.

Areas affected include North Karachi, Surjani Town, New Karachi IndustrialArea, Nusrat Bhutto Colony, Federal B Area, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Clifton,Korangi, West Wharf, Defence, Jacob Lines and Orangi. Hospitals and theairport also lost power.

K-Electric says their teams are working on the issue but it will take a fewhours to resolve. It ordinarily takes three to four hours to fix.