Lights were out across Pakistan on Monday after a breakdown of the national grid. Nearly 220 million people were left without electricity. Airports, hospitals and businesses were all hit, which means more losses for the country facing an economic crisis
What happened in Pakistan?
On Monday, Pakistan’s Ministry of Energy wrote on Twitter that at 7.34 am there was a “widespread breakdown” in the grid. “According to initial reports, the system frequency of the National Grid went down at 7:34 this morning, causing a widespread breakdown in the power system. System maintenance work is progressing rapidly,” it said.
Government food supply are less , demand are high and supplies are limited
