Parts of Karachi plunge into darkness after light shower 

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KARACHI: Various parts of mega city, Karachi on Friday suffered power breakdown after several grid stations tripped due to technical fault in high tension wire following a light shower in the city.

The power breakdown hit the city around 7:05 am. The KE tweeted from its account that restoration work is in progress, and maintenance teams have been dispatched to the fault site.

Earlier, the K-Electric had tweeted from its account that residents in some areas of North Nazimabad, North Karachi, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, FB Area, Garden, Korangi and Defence should expect a shut down between 9am to 6pm as their maintenance work is underway.