Tag: outage
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Rural areas in Pakistan are facing up to 10 hours of load shedding due to massive power shortfall
Amidst a severe heatwave sweeping across the nation, the persistent electricity crisis shows no signs of relenting, with a power shortfall of 6,000 megawatts being recorded. The demand for electricity stands at 28,500 megawatts, while the actual production amounts to 22,500 megawatts.
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CDA to turn off 50% lights on Islamabad’s roads to save energy
Under the federal government’s energy-saving plan, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to turn off 50 per cent of the streetlights in Islamabad. However, all the street lights will remain switched on in residential areas for maximum facilitation of the citizens at night, according to CDA spokesperson. The CDA is leading the charge to…
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Millions in Pakistan without electricity after countrywide outage
Millions in Pakistan without electricity after countrywide outage
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Iesco issues two-hour load-shedding plan for Rawalpindi, Islamabad
All areas of Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Jhelum, Chakwal, Azad Kashmir, Murree, Attock, Pindigheb, Kotli Sattiyan, and other circles will face two hours of load-shedding, according to the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco). According to The News, the citizens of these cities have been experiencing regular load-shedding for more than a month that lasts between six and…
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Twitter back online following major outage that logged out thousands of users
According to tracking sites Downdetector and Netblocks, thousands of Twitter users reported an outage on Wednesday, but the problem seemed to be resolved with lost tweets reappearing.
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Instagram fixes bug that locked users out of their accounts
Instagram announced on its Twitter account that an outage that started on Monday morning has been fixed. Instagram locked users out during the downtime and informed many of them that their accounts will be suspended on October 31, 2022. Due to a bug, numerous accounts with massive followings lost a considerable portion of their followers.…
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WhatsApp down: Users facing problems in sending, receiving messages
Numerous users are reporting problems with the app’s text-sending and receiving capabilities, which suggests that WhatsApp may be experiencing a glitch. The number of people reporting the outage of WhatsApp has sharply increased, according to Downdetector, a company that measures online outages throughout the world. With more than 6,000 reports posted online, Downdetector is reporting…
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Power transmission system ‘fully restored’ after major outage
Late on Thursday, the Ministry of Energy confirmed that all countrywide power had been “fully restored,” adding that the issue with two 500kV lines in Karachi’s south had been fixed. The ministry posted on its official Twitter account, “Electricity supply is being increased from alternative power plants, which will return to normal by Friday morning.”…
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Here’s why the internet was down in Pakistan last night
The internet services in Pakistan suffered another disruption on Monday night. Services of almost all of the major Internet Service Providers (ISPs) were disrupted. Services were suspended in Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Lahore around 11:10pm and remained suspended until 1:20am. “A nation-scale internet disruption has been registered in Pakistan; the incident affects multiple providers including PTCL,…
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Google apologises after software update causes outage
According to outage tracker Downdetector, tens of thousands of users reported being unable to access several Google services on Monday night. Google Maps has been having issues since 9:36 PM EDT (0136 GMT), according to a tweet from Downdetector. More than 40,000 users reported problems using Google’s services, primarily the maps and search engine, including…