Tag: Loadshedding
Rainfall disrupts electricity supply in Karachi
KARACHI: Electricity supply to major parts of the city was disrupted on Sunday night due to heavy rainfall and thunder.
The areas that received rainfall included...
Provinces left in darkness as transformer malfunctions
KASHMORE: Various districts of Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan were without power for seven hours on Sunday morning as three 747 MegaWatt units tripped. This...
SHC adjourns hearing on unannounced power outages till Dec 12
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday adjourned hearing of a contempt of court plea against the K-Electric and the National Electric Power...
KE ‘teams are working’ to restore power as Karachi plunges in...
KARACHI: Multiple areas continue to be without electricity after a major power outage hit the metropolitan Monday night.
The neighbourhoods affected by the power breakdown...
Protests held against prolonged power outages in Swabi
SWABI: Strong protest demonstrations were held against prolonged and unscheduled power outages in Swabi on Saturday.
A large number of disgruntled people belonging to different areas...
Despite LESCO claims, many parts of Lahore still without power
LAHORE: The citizens continued to suffer on Thursday due to power outage, despite Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) claims of restoring the electricity in 70...
Power shortfall peaks to a record high: report
ISLAMABAD: The power shortfall on Monday peaked to a record high of over 9,000 megawatts (MW), leading to prolonged power outages in the country,...
Three KP divisions dwell in misery without electricity: report
PESHAWAR: A large area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which includes Peshawar, Mardan and Hazara divisions, has been without electricity since Thursday, because of alleged problems...
PM directs power ministry to curb power outages
Chinese envoy calls on interim PM, says China supports Pakistan on mutual and international issues
ISLAMABAD: Interim Prime Minister Justice (r) Nasirul Mulk on...
Peshawar, Nowshera, KP areas without electricity for last 14 hours
PESHAWAR: A major power outage blanketed the metropolis as well as neighbouring cities Monday night since at least 14 hours, causing inconvenience to citizens.
With...
Social media reacts to massive power breakdown across country
A technical fault at the Tarbela power plant resulted in the breakdown of electricity in most areas of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Wednesday morning.
It...
Karachi faces persistent outages as power plant remains offline
KARACHI: Prolonged outages persisted in most parts of the metropolis on Friday as the fault at the Bin Qasim Power Plant could not be fixed...
Karachi mayor leads protest against continuous load-shedding
KARACHI: A protest demonstration, led by Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar was held outside the head office of K-Electric (KE) on Tuesday against prolonged and persistent load-shedding...
Karachi’s power woes stir outcry in NA: report
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly's proceedings on Thursday were dominated by the ongoing power crisis in Karachi as members of the opposition staged a severe...
Unannounced loadshedding adds to citizens’ woes in Karachi
KARACHI: Unannounced loadshedding continued to trouble citizens in Karachi as outages hit several areas on Thursday.
Power supply to cities different areas including Korangi, Landhi,...
PTI lawmakers stage protest outside Sindh Assembly
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) lawmakers staged a protest against corruption in the Sindh government outside the provincial assembly on Thursday.
“The incumbent government in Sindh...
