Quick News! Power outage across Pakistan

Reuters news agency reports that a national power grid failure plunged Pakistan into darkness on Saturday.

A fault in Pakistan’s national power grid plunged the country into darkness on Saturday night, officials said.

Pakistan’s Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan tweeted, “Power outages across the country due to a sudden plunge in the frequency of the power transmission system.” He said.

He said efforts are being made to determine the reason behind the situation and asked the nation to remain calm.