Karachi is facing a severe water shortage this month as prolonged electricity outages disrupted operations at key pumping stations across the city, the Karachi Water Corporation reported, ARY News reported.
Thousands of commuters and motorists were caught in traffic jams on major thoroughfares as residents of Punjab Colony and Gizri held protests against ongoing power outages by blocking both lanes of the main road leading to Boat Basin and Sunset Boulevard.
Extended power outages and electricity theft in nearby areas have worsened the hardships faced by residents of North Karachi. Many are complaining that they have to face around 12 hours of power cuts.
Multiple areas of Karachi are undergoing power outages as at least 119 K-Electric (KE) feeders have tripped after the port city received monsoon rains, ARY News reported.
Pakistan's Ministry of Energy in a statement said that the frequency of the national grid went down at 7:34 am which caused a "widespread breakdown" in the power system. It further said that the restoration of grid stations has been started from Warsak.
Karachi [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): Several areas of Karachi in Pakistan faced a major power outage on Saturday but still even after 24 hours electricity in various parts of the city is yet to be restored.