Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif apologized to the nation Tuesday after a full day power Power outages disrupted normal life across the country, leaving millions Without electricity in the middle of a harsh winter weather.
Power outages on Monday devastated schools, factories and shops and many of Pakistan’s 220 million residents people It was without drinking water as pumps operated by electricity also failed to work.
in key Companies and institutions, incl main hospitals, military And government Utilities and backup generators kicked in in.
It was mostly strength restoredthough in some parts of The country still suffers from power outages on Tuesday.
on behalf of of for me governmentI would like like To express my sincere regret for The inconvenience that our compatriots suffered from power Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said in a tweet yesterday.
“On my orders, an investigation is being conducted to determine the causes of the power failure “The investigation will reveal who I was responsible.
At a news conference earlier Tuesday, Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir defended the government’s handling of Meltdown of Network engineers and technicians praised for their efforts to boot up the system. he made No reference to fact that an energy saving measure by government It backfired.
The authorities turned out off electricity during low use hours on Sunday night to conserve fuel according to the energy rationalization plan. efforts to convert power back on early on Monday morning led to systemWidespread collapse.
Today at 5:15 in Morning, power It was fully restored, Dastgir said Tuesday. He blamed the power outage on But a technical glitch also float”remote chance”That’s what it was caused By hackers targeting network systems in the country.
the minister also Express faith in Three-member Sheriff’s Committee, which is expected to complete Initial investigation within days. “We will cooperate fully.” with He said.
He warned that some areas may still be face “pattern power Outages ‘this week as Pakistan’s nuclear power Plants and coal plants not yet completed online.
The interruption was reminiscent of of Massive blackout in January 2021, at that time attributed to a technical malfunction in Pakistan power generation and distribution system.
Pakistan gets at least 60% of electricity from fossil fuels, while approximately 27% of Electricity is generated by hydroelectric power. Contribute of Nuclear and solar power For the nation’s network about 10%.
Fuad Chowdhury A senior Pakistani opposition leader Tehreek-e-Insaf party on Monday swipe government for mismanagement of the country economy He said the outage was reflexive of The government’s incompetence.
wrestle with one of its worst economic crisis in In recent years amid dwindling foreign exchange reserves, Pakistan currently in talks with International Monetary Fund to ease some conditions on A $6 billion bailout plan.
Sherif government says Extreme conditions will trigger High rates of inflation.
issued by the International Monetary Fund last Crucial slide of 1.1 billion dollars to Islamabad in August But since then, discussions between the two parties have oscillated due to Pakistan’s reluctance to impose new Tax procedures.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif apologized to the nation Tuesday after a full day power Power outages disrupted normal life across the country, leaving millions Without electricity in the middle of a harsh winter weather.
Power outages on Monday devastated schools, factories and shops and many of Pakistan’s 220 million residents people It was without drinking water as pumps operated by electricity also failed to work.
in key Companies and institutions, incl main hospitals, military And government Utilities and backup generators kicked in in.
It was mostly strength restoredthough in some parts of The country still suffers from power outages on Tuesday.
on behalf of of for me governmentI would like like To express my sincere regret for The inconvenience that our compatriots suffered from power Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said in a tweet yesterday.
“On my orders, an investigation is being conducted to determine the causes of the power failure “The investigation will reveal who I was responsible.
At a news conference earlier Tuesday, Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir defended the government’s handling of Meltdown of Network engineers and technicians praised for their efforts to boot up the system. he made No reference to fact that an energy saving measure by government It backfired.
The authorities turned out off electricity during low use hours on Sunday night to conserve fuel according to the energy rationalization plan. efforts to convert power back on early on Monday morning led to systemWidespread collapse.
Today at 5:15 in Morning, power It was fully restored, Dastgir said Tuesday. He blamed the power outage on But a technical glitch also float”remote chance”That’s what it was caused By hackers targeting network systems in the country.
the minister also Express faith in Three-member Sheriff’s Committee, which is expected to complete Initial investigation within days. “We will cooperate fully.” with He said.
He warned that some areas may still be face “pattern power Outages ‘this week as Pakistan’s nuclear power Plants and coal plants not yet completed online.
The interruption was reminiscent of of Massive blackout in January 2021, at that time attributed to a technical malfunction in Pakistan power generation and distribution system.
Pakistan gets at least 60% of electricity from fossil fuels, while approximately 27% of Electricity is generated by hydroelectric power. Contribute of Nuclear and solar power For the nation’s network about 10%.
Fuad Chowdhury A senior Pakistani opposition leader Tehreek-e-Insaf party on Monday swipe government for mismanagement of the country economy He said the outage was reflexive of The government’s incompetence.
wrestle with one of its worst economic crisis in In recent years amid dwindling foreign exchange reserves, Pakistan currently in talks with International Monetary Fund to ease some conditions on A $6 billion bailout plan.
Sherif government says Extreme conditions will trigger High rates of inflation.
issued by the International Monetary Fund last Crucial slide of 1.1 billion dollars to Islamabad in August But since then, discussions between the two parties have oscillated due to Pakistan’s reluctance to impose new Tax procedures.