LAHORE: Several cities in Punjab including Lahore plunged into darkness after a major power breakdown hit the province late on Saturday night.
Citizens panicked due to the prolonged outages that plunged several cities including the provincial capital into darkness.
The Ministry of Water and Power said the power shortfall increased due to weather intensity and resulted in unexpected closure of six power plants.
A spokesman for the ministry said the situation could last for several days, appealing the masses to avoid unnecessary use of electricity.