Power returns to Pakistan a day after massive outage

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The national power grid was restored in Pakistan, the energy minister said on Tuesday (Jan 24), a day after a nationwide breakdown left most of the country's 220 m

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The national power grid was restored in Pakistan, the energy minister said on Tuesday , a day after

Around 90 per cent of factories shut down on Monday with gas supplies too"patchy" to stand in, he said. The economy is already hobbled by rampant inflation, a falling rupee and severely low foreign exchange reserves, with the power cut piling extra pressure on small businesses.WATER AND MOBILE SERVICE DISRUPTIONKhan earlier said a variation in frequency on the national grid caused the cut, as power generation units were turned on early Monday morning.

 

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