Pakistan plunged into darkness on Saturday night following a huge blackout. The incident has evoked humourous reactions from social media users.
As Pakistan was plunged into darkness due to a massive power blackout, the incident has evoked humourous reactions from social media users in the country. Soon after the breakdown, the term 'blackout' became a top trend on Twitter with over 52,800 tweets till 2:18 am.
"So finally Pakistan showed unity in something that sounds good. 2021 game strong," said a Twitter user.
Several cities and towns across Pakistan plunged into darkness late on Saturday night following a huge blackout due to a fault in the power distribution system.
The power outage was reported shortly before midnight almost simultaneously in many cities. Residents of Karachi, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Islamabad, Multan and others faced the blackout.
"A countrywide blackout has been caused by a sudden plunge in the frequency in the power transmission system," Pakistan's Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan said on Twitter. He said efforts were underway to determine the reasons behind the situation and asked people across the country to remain calm.
How Twitterati reacted
Meanwhile, some users also expressed concerns for the residents in Pakistan affected by the blackout and for those who are in hospitals.
Earlier in a tweet, Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Hamza Shafqaat said the blackout was caused by the National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC) system tripping. "NTDC system tripped. It will take sometime before everything gets back to normal," he tweeted.
Meanwhile, Omar Ayub Khan on Twitter said that the "frequency in the power distribution system suddenly dropped from 50 to 0 which caused the blackout".
Later, Khan posted a series of tweets regarding the restoration of power in several grids.
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