Power outages have become a way of life in Pakistan, affecting everything from employment, to medical care and how many times households, unable to keep food cool in a refrigerator, go to the grocery store.
Hundreds of loom factories have also closed down due to the interruptions. Power can be out for up to 20 hours a day in the summer in most areas.
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Aamir
Jun 17, 2013 10:28pm
Excellent photographs...however name of the photographer is missing..?
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rana1
Jun 17, 2013 10:49pm
their is a lot of benefit if pakistan would go back to the old days of oil lamp. 1.with no light there is less chances of going out to waste money on the never ending shoppings. 2. wastage of power on wedding halls e.t.c whereas functions will be held in limited time 3.reduction in crime as most of the goons will opt to remain in the house until the day electricity is back. 4. use of internet filth that corrupts the mind will be less available. 5.heat generated by machines e.g air condioners e.t.c will become zero which obviously will lower the outsude temperatures.6.less interference with what others are doing as it will keep the people busy within themselves just as it did long long ago..7..those who can afford to buy petrol or gas powered generators are few and other pakistanis can always look upto them and say to themselves,"ameero ki kya baat hae" just as our forefathers did who looked upto the kinglys and the nawabs etc
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Ravi Ingale from University of Pune
Jun 18, 2013 10:29am
China is Pakistan's "JIGARI DOST" so China should help Pakistan in their Energy crisis.
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Hassan Jamil
Jun 18, 2013 02:02pm
"A way of life".........hahahaha........It is our life style now. We are already in the stone age. The stone age was better than our ones as the caves were cooler and there was no tension for power outage. Also the people were taking their sleep in the normal way and they were not waiting on the street for the light, I mean power to come. Our present and previous governments are only passing time. There is no solution with them for this huge problem.
General Musharraf was fool, who came under pressure from the Americans for sending us in the stone age..................the age, we are celebrating.
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Riaz Khan
Jun 18, 2013 04:29pm
Only fortunate ones are tested by Allah! We should be grateful to Allah for testing not only Pakistanis but all Muslim Ummah since last 1400 years. Remember only Allah's beloved & fortunate ones are tested.
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fakfra
Jun 18, 2013 05:28pm
Why did you have to say a christan woman? A woman! I didnt see a comment 'a Muslim woman does etc etc'
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Akki
Jun 18, 2013 11:14pm
@Hassan Jamil:
same in india
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gangadin
Jun 18, 2013 11:15pm
@rana1:
Well done. For the first time I see a sensible reply.
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jeet
Jun 19, 2013 12:17am
Dil Khush ho gaya. We want Pakistan like this.Mera Bharat Mahan
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MAlvi
Jun 19, 2013 01:32pm
@Hassan Jamil:
How Musharraf is responsible for the present power crisis? He tried to have Kalabag dam built, which was supposed to produce electrity and supply water for irrigation. The politicians have opposed it from the beginning.
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MAlvi
Jun 19, 2013 01:37pm
@rana1:
I agree. Pakistan should forget about electric power. Not only because of the listed advantages, but because of the fact that Pakistan cannot solve this problem, any way.
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Talat
Jun 19, 2013 04:48pm
We have been cheated by our times Mir Jafar and Mir Sadiq...
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