A major power breakdown has cut supply to many parts of the country’s north zone.
Sources said that the breakdown was caused by a technical glitch in the Gudu Power Station. The fault has had a cascading effect, causing Tarbela, Mangla and Ghazi Barotha power stations to trip and as a result supply of electricity to many cities and towns has suspended.
The affected cities include Multan, Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Peshawar.
The power breakdown also plunged the National Assembly into darkness while its proceedings were underway. This prompted the members on opposition benches to protest.
Later, the NA Speaker ordered an inquiry into the Assembly’s power failure that lasted only for a few moments.
