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Power returns to cities in Pakistan day after massive outage

Power returns to cities in Pakistan day after massive outage

ISLAMABAD: Power had returned to most cities across Pakistan on Tuesday, a day after a nationwide breakdown left the country of 220 million people without electricity.The outage started around 7:30 am (0230 GMT) on Monday, a failure linked to a cost-cutting measure as Pakistan grapples with an economic crisis.Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan said on Monday evening that power was being gradually restored.Electricity largely returned to mega cities Karachi and Lahore overnight, but with localised and brief falls in connection continuing.The capital Islamabad and other cities, including Rawalpindi, Quetta, Peshawar and Gujranwala, also reported that the lights were back on.However, some rural areas were still waiting to be reconnected.The country's power system is a complex and delicate web, where problems can quickly cascade.Khan said a variation in frequency on the national grid caused the cut, as power generation units were turned on early Monday morning.The units are temporarily s

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