Pakistan experienced a massive blackout in the later hours on Saturday. The reason behind the blackout was a plunge in the frequency of the power transmission system. Pakistanis took it to Twitter their commentary on the matter.
Blackouts occur in Pakistan once in a blue moon because of chronic power shortages. More often, many areas suffer greatly due to power cuts for several hours a day. Previously, a blackout of the same nature occurred in major cities of the country as a power plant in south-western Balochistan province developed a technical fault in 2013.
Pakistan’s power minister, Omar Ayub Khan, wrote on Twitter in the early hours of Sunday, “A countrywide blackout has been caused by a sudden plunge in the frequency in the power transmission system.”
Twitter was flooded with memes within an hour or two. Check out few tweets that did numbers on the app last night:
karachiites didn’t even know there’s a nation wide blackout they thought it’s another regular saturday
— Hasnat (@SeaweeedBrain_) January 9, 2021
being pakistani is just feeling grateful the blackout didn't happen in summer
— tangled fog of pulsating yearning (@aonewomanri0t) January 9, 2021
Some people assumed someone is trying to restart the county, which we obviously very desperately require.
Imran khan: Mulk ko off kar k on karta hon shaid theek hojae
— Ayesha siddiqui (@21andcluelesss) January 9, 2021
Somebody is restarting the country.
— کاظمی (@HaayeShabbir) January 9, 2021
Not to forget, we are still in the middle of a pandemic, and many people are on life support fighting for their lives.
all jokes aside, seriously hope that power restores before hospitals and healthcare facilities take the hit.
— Maryam (@maryamful) January 9, 2021
We should be worried about the patients on ventilators. They need back up as early as possible.
— Muhammad Zain (@zain175) January 9, 2021
This was the funniest! Girl troubles
Omg girl what are u wearing to the alien invasion😳 I don't have anything picked out :/
— World's Spiciest Ramen (@dezgostang) January 9, 2021
Lights out. Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Sialkot, Sahiwal. Here begins the 10th day of 2021.
— Dawar Butt (@theLahorewala) January 9, 2021
Did someone say a Coup?
man. my upperlip isn't done :/ worst time ever for a coup.
— World's Spiciest Ramen (@dezgostang) January 9, 2021
coupcoupcoupcoupcoupcoupcoupcoupcoupcoupcoupcoupcoupcoupcoupcoupcoupcoupcoupcoup
CHOLI KE PEECHAY KYA HAI
— hummus bil lahme (@RizwanPehelwan) January 9, 2021
In other news, what purpose will the electronic cars serve if the government can’t keep the power running?
Bc yahan TESLA ayegi sarkon pe khara hoga pura mulk.
— Puffin Man (@junaidakram83) January 9, 2021
A dialogue that has taken over Twitter ever since the video of a guy fighting a person of authority went viral from Islamabad
Electricity to Pakistan rn : Babe mein tum se baad mein baat kerta houn 😭
— Husn Hai Suhana (@Fatmounh) January 9, 2021
Those who were on Twitter for only sheer entertainment purposes
Didn't realise TL would be this entertaining. We should do this twice a year.
— کاظمی (@HaayeShabbir) January 9, 2021
Using Twitter on my dads phone because he always keeps his battery at 100%
— Ariba Shahid (@AribaShahid) January 9, 2021
The popular Kim Kardashian photoshoot photoshopped with Aamir Liaquat in a military uniform gave us fits of laughter!
Me at Wagha border trying to distract the enemy pic.twitter.com/OQcbdpmXNI
— dua lipa stan account (@SohaTazz) January 9, 2021
We all have those kinds of cousins who are too cool for Pakistan. LOL
i just know some diaspora visiting pakistan rn for a cousins wedding gonna slam poetry this blackout i just know it
— ⍨ (@fucklect) January 9, 2021
Point
jab pore mulk main light nahi hai tou news channel wale khabrein kis ko suna rahe hon gey?
— foseeh (@apache_http) January 9, 2021
It ain’t the end of the world yet.
i had to open to the Quran just to make sure the words were still visible
— – (@alysrbf) January 9, 2021
In a nationwide blackout, the person with a charged powerbank is king.
— Fasi Zaka (@fasi_zaka) January 9, 2021
HAHAHA
Yajooj majooj finally finding their way out pic.twitter.com/eFlkTzkrl1
— dua lipa stan account (@SohaTazz) January 9, 2021
pakistan 2021 pic.twitter.com/PfMQp8agGk
— ♡ (@peachcrisis) January 9, 2021
The school teacher who NASA responded previously had a lot of requests last night
@bluemagicboxes NASA se tasweer mangwao mulk ki.
— کاظمی (@HaayeShabbir) January 9, 2021
Islamabadis waking up to find out that there was a #blackout last night : pic.twitter.com/3EMaEkRTVJ
— Oshaz (@ThisIsOshaz) January 10, 2021
All in all, the electricity has been restored in major parts of the country. Yet, the tweets keep rolling. We can’t deny that we are definitely funny.
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