Pakistanis react to nationwide blackout with tweets and humour
Outage occurred shortly before midnight in Karachi, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Islamabad and other cities.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Residents affected by a power outage in Pakistan, which left more than millions people across the country without electricity, have shared their experiences online.
According to reports, the outage occurred shortly before midnight in Karachi, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Islamabad, Multan, and others.
In a series of tweets, Pakistan’s Energy Minister Omar Ayub Khan said: “A fault has been created in Guddu at 11:41. The fault tripped in the country’s high transmission, causing the system’s frequency to drop from 50 to 0 in less than a second. Power plants have been shut down due to falling frequencies.”
While authorities in Pakistan were attempting to restore the power in the country, many residents have taken to Twitter to fight the boredom. #BlackOutPakistan began to trend on Twitter, with many sharing mixed reaction including hilarious memes and jokes using the hashtag.
*Power Breakdown in Country*
— (@itshamzyy) January 10, 2021
Data Users: Wifi Users:#BlackOutPakistan pic.twitter.com/oQ6vukSJhg
Bahria Town waly relatives #Blackout pic.twitter.com/USvC3TuTQo
— Digital Diaries (@diaries_digital) January 9, 2021
#BlackOutPakistan
— Moon Khan Baloch (@MoonKhanBaloch2) January 10, 2021
Naaah to light aae our Naah he crush ka reply,
Sad life #blackout pic.twitter.com/WEgVgjbz9Z
Pakistan,power restoration work is in full swing#BlackOutPakistan#blackout#electricity pic.twitter.com/E9boGRbK9P
— Azmathussain (@azmathu63870677) January 10, 2021
Pakistanis in every scary situation #BlackOutPakistan pic.twitter.com/1yRXyoG9aT
— Memes by Hassan (@MemesByHassan) January 10, 2021
Me: I Will Study Today
— Wali Imran (@Wali__Rana_44) January 9, 2021
Le Blackout: #Blackout pic.twitter.com/mGXekjxdSc
You can t beat paki Twitter #blackout pic.twitter.com/7ud9VyZKHQ
— Noo (@kha_nobya) January 9, 2021
Most wanted person right now!!!#blackout #BlackOutPakistan pic.twitter.com/s1xkAEgCZ2
— Mr.Tweets (@i_m_tweeter) January 10, 2021
When my phone doesn t turn off throughout the whole night:#blackout pic.twitter.com/nDB4ZRsUjQ
— Zain_ul_abideen (@One_Spoiled_Kid) January 10, 2021
Finally imran khan introduces night mood in Naya pakistan #Blackout pic.twitter.com/IgzJ55B4o3
— Karachi Memes (@KarachiMemes) January 10, 2021
#blackout in whole Pakistan-__-
— hani ali (@notsohani) January 9, 2021
Pakistanis start making memes about it.
Wazir-e-Bijli : pic.twitter.com/o7qZGX7us7
On a lighter note,
— MuneebYousaf (@Muneebyousaf) January 9, 2021
IK : yr ye mulk nahi chal raha..
IT and CS Supports : sir off kr k on karen #Blackout#BlackOutPakistan pic.twitter.com/oBPsZubitW
There is no #Blackout in Interior Sindh.
— Mohammad Waseem (@Mwaseem4014106) January 10, 2021
Because we didn’t gave Electricity yet! #blackout pic.twitter.com/KpCbqm8oDD
While some users were trending memes and poking fun at the power crisis in Pakistan, others also shared images of patients in Pakistani hospitals.
Meanwhile, please pray for all those who are currently on ventilators. I hope every hospital in Pakistan has adequate power supply during this time.#blackout#electricity pic.twitter.com/waFAlFwdBa
— Bunny (@MemesByZayn) January 9, 2021
So 2021 just started with a blackout.Making memes don t forget to pray for patients.
— (@DiaRajput33) January 10, 2021
@ImranKhanPTI introduces "Night Mood" in Naya pakistan.#BlackOutPakistan #blackout pic.twitter.com/iWzhj5urNY
Pray for those who are on ventilators Ameen.#BlackoutPakistan #blackout pic.twitter.com/CDOAZzrn4P
— Ali Rasheed (@imalirasheed) January 9, 2021
On a serious note, as its a complete #Blackout in Pakistan, there are many patients including Covid ones in hospitals right now & some must be on Vent/ICU, mostly hospitals do run on Powerful Generators but not all of them continue, may ALLAH keep all patients safe & alive Aameen
— (@Bhai_hazir_haii) January 10, 2021
