Thursday, March 6, 2008

Lights Out: Karachi left powerless over unpaid electricity bills


Karachi, Pakistan - Pakistan's national electricity provider shut off power to Karachi, the country's largest city, yesterday because of an unpaid bill, leaving more than 15 million people without electricity for much of the day, officials said.
The Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) pulled the plug at around 8am because of the money owed it by the local municipal power authority, and by mid-afternoon about 70% of the city was still waiting to be reconnected. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Caribou Coffee Company