It isn’t Summer season yet and Pakistani cities are already hit with major blackouts. These blackouts aren’t even hourly, they are actual massive breakdowns of power in these cities. Recently Islamabad and large parts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including major cities like Lahore and Peshawar wee faced with a major blackout that lasted for more than 6 hours(much more than that in some areas).
It’s Karachi’s time now
The largest city of Pakistan, the hub of commerce and beaches in Pakistan, the once roshniyoun ka shehr is suffering from a blackout for the past several hours.
Reasons for the power failure are the same as Punjab/Khyber Pakhtunkhwa breakdown
Disruption at the 500kV EHT line has caused the #KarachiBlackout, teams working to restore power asap. pic.twitter.com/fCWL63ZFPD
— KE (@KElectricPk) January 29, 2016
While this time there is “disruption” at the Hub-Jamshoro line, the other break was caused by problems with the Guddu Barrage.
And people are definitely not taking it silently
#KElectric brace yourself ???? #KarachiBlackOut
— Raza Khan (@razakhan_rk) January 29, 2016
No electricity in Karachi for more than 7 hrs. #KarachiBlackOut
— Javeria (@JaveriaE) January 29, 2016
They’re angry
@KElectricPk Shame On u ?? #RT #KarachiBlackOut
— Maheen (@Mahii_Here) January 29, 2016
And frustrated
#KarachiBlackOut No wonder K-Electric what will be doing in summers, if they aren't able to provide electricity in winters.?? Shame!!
— تقی زیدی (@taqizaidi7) January 29, 2016
They have questions
WTF is going on?? #KarachiBlackOut
— Shahzaib (@Shahzaib_999) January 29, 2016
Aray bhai light dedo #KarachiBlackOut
— Subhan Ahmed Najmi (@sa_najmi) January 29, 2016
Some of them are making lemonade out of their lemons
Here comes an exclusive black friday for karachi 😀 ?? #AfterDaraz #WapdaTrolled #KarachiBlackOut
— Zainilicious❤ (@ZainabHanif) January 29, 2016
#KarachiBlackOut In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
— Dr.Saima Khan (@KhanSkhan12335) January 29, 2016
While others had very different experiences
Yaha to haingi light #KarachiBlackOut
— Syed Hussain M Rizvi (@110HussainRizvi) January 29, 2016
#KarachiBlackOut 70% Of Areas Restored From #BreakDown. Thanks to @KElectricPK
— ☺ Saleh Abbas ☺ (@SyedSalehAbbas) January 29, 2016
And there is good news too
Thanks @KElectricPk And Finally #PowerIsBack at #Gulshan Block 10-A #KarachiBlackOut
— Syed Junaid Ul Haq (@SyedJunaidUlHaq) January 29, 2016
But this person had the biggest struggle of all due to the blackout
– Had to put up eyeliner in torch light. #KarachiBlackOut
— نتاشا شفیع (@natashashafi06) January 29, 2016