Electricity supply restored incrementally in Pak after nationwide outage

Electricity supply was restored incrementally in Pakistan on Tuesday after a nationwide power breakdown left millions of people without electricity amidst fears of default and looming economic meltdown due to a balance of payment crisis in the country.

The massive power blackout on Monday was the second such outage in nearly four months.

Today, at 5:15 am, the system was completely restored across the country, Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir said.

However, major cities, including Karachi, Quetta and Lahore, remained deprived of power, the Dawn newspaper said.