KARACHI: Power outage in different areas of the metropolis left many people without electricity bringing daily activities to a standstill on Sunday.
The blackout occurred in Defence Housing Authority phases I, II and VII along with II Chunrigar Road and Burnes Road. The area residents of Saddar and Sultanabad also said that they were experiencing power outage.
Moreover, FC Area, Liaquatabad, Nazimabad, Karimabad, Moosa Colony, Malir, Korangi, New Karachi, FB Area also experienced blackout.
According to K-Electric, the outage occurred after a technical fault affected grid stations in different areas of the port city.
The power supply to Defence, Clifton, Jinnah Hospital and other important areas has been restored, according to KE spokesperson, adding that KE’s staff and technical team are working on restoring the power supply in other areas as well. K-Electric spokesperson assured the people that the power supply of affected areas will be restored soon.
Many residents of the city took to Twitter to express their grievances.