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Power networks fully restored across Pakistan day after massive outage
Updated 11:56, 24-Jan-2023
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Pakistan's capital Islamabad during a nationwide power outage, January 23, 2023. /CFP
Pakistan's capital Islamabad during a nationwide power outage, January 23, 2023. /CFP

Pakistan's capital Islamabad during a nationwide power outage, January 23, 2023. /CFP

Power networks were fully restored across Pakistan as of Tuesday morning, a day after a nationwide breakdown left the country of 220 million people without electricity.

"All 1,112 grid stations restored within 24 hours nationwide," Pakistan's energy ministry tweeted on Tuesday. 

The outage started around 7:30 am (0230 GMT) on Monday, a failure linked to a cost-cutting measure as Pakistan grapples with an economic crisis.

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