Sindh, Balochistan and some other parts of Punjab were without power for several hours on Thursday after grid failure shut down a number of power stations one by one in stunning fashion. Karachi, the economic hub of the country, also knocked out of the grid because of the NTDC system collapse. Power Minister Khurram Dastgir addressed a news conference following the massive outages in the country. The minister said the breakdown was caused by the loss of power on two lines. This resulted in the shutting down of the Thar coal power plant and Karachi nuclear power plant.

Source: The Express Tribune October 14, 2022 03:03 UTC