Lahore, Jan 23: A countrywide power breakdown was triggered after the frequency of the national grid decreased early this morning, the Ministry of Energy said. “According to initial reports, the system frequency of the National Grid decreased at 7:34 this morning, which resulted in a widespread breakdown in the power system,” tweeted the Ministry. Power Minister Khurrum Dastagir said that the power generation units are temporarily shut down in winter at night as an economic measure to save fuel costs. […]
Nearly 220 million Pakistanis were left without power after the government's energy-saving measures backfired, prompting a response from officials to restore electricity to critical areas.
From pointing out the necessity of charging mobile phones to being jealous of people with solar panels in their houses, the memes about Pakistan's power outage are too good to miss.