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Pakistan's power transmission company blames human error for blackout
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 13 (ANI): The massive power outage in Pakistan that plunged the country into darkness on Saturday was triggered by human error that caused a faulty circuit breaker, according to the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC).
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Darkness becomes destiny of nation if ruler is a thief: PML-N slams Imran
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], January 11 (ANI): Following the massive power blackout, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) information secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb slammed the Imran Khan-led government for becoming "habitual of blaming everything on PML-N and the opposition" and said that "when the rul
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7 officials suspended for negligence after massive power failure in Pakist
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 11 (ANI): Pakistan's Central Power Generation Company on Sunday suspended seven officials of Guddu Thermal Power Station on account of negligence during their duties which caused a massive power failure that plunged several cities of the country in darkness, rep
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Imran Khan thought 'why don't we reboot country like phone': PML-N leader
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 11 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secretary-general Ahsan Iqbal lashed out at the government following a massive power failure in the country last night, saying that Prime Minister Imran Khan had 'attempted to reboot the country'.
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Power supply restored in some areas in Pakistan after major breakdown
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 10 (ANI): Power is gradually being restored in many areas of Pakistan after a major breakdown left the entire country in darkness just before midnight on Saturday, Geo News reported.
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'Finally Imran Khan introduces night mode in naya Pakistan': Twitterati re
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 10 (ANI): As Pakistan was plunged into darkness due to a massive power blackout, the incident has evoked humourous reactions from social media users in the country. Soon after the breakdown, the term #blackout became a top trend on Twitter with over 52,800 tw
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Massive power blackout in Pakistan, several cities plunged into darkness
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 10 (ANI): A massive power blackout has been reported in Pakistan before midnight on Saturday, which has plunged several cities into darkness, reported Dawn.
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Beijing's Australian coal ban backfires, industrial units fail to fulfil o
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 19 (ANI): Beijing's week-old ban imposed on Australian coal by Commerce Ministry backfired as the industrial parks are facing sudden blackouts resulting into non-fulfilment of the overseas orders thereby eating into its GDP growth.
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Over 50 injured as Typhoon Haishen hits Japan
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 7 (ANI): More than 50 people have been injured and four have gone missing as typhoon Haishen battered Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu, causing massive blackouts and disrupting transportation, Kyodo News reported.
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Tyler Cameron reveals he blacked out when he first met Hannah Brown
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 25 (ANI): American model Tyler Cameron took a trip down memory lane for his new YouTube channel and revealed he went through a blackout when he first met American TV personality Hannah Brown on 'The Bachelorette.'
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Gas pipeline explosion leads to blackout in Syria
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], August 24 (ANI/Sputnik): A gas pipeline explosion in the Damascus area led to a total power shutdown in Syria, state news agency SANA reported citing information from energy and electricity ministries.
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Internet blackout in Myanmar's Rakhine state enters second year
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], June 22 (ANI): The internet shutdown in Myanmar's conflict-ridden northwest, described by rights groups as the world's longest, has entered second year, Al Jazeera reported.
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