Millions of people in Pakistan were left without electricity when a major power outage occured on January 23.
The breakdown was due to a 'frequency variation' in the national grid.
Power was out in all major centres, including the biggest city, Karachi, and the capital, Islamabad, as well as Lahore and Peshawar.
IMAGE: People warm themselves by a fire beside a solar panel on Tuesday, a day after a country-wide power breakdown in Peshawar. Photograph: Fayaz Aziz/Reuters
IMAGE: A man stands outside a shop while selling solar panels in Karachi. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
IMAGE: People wait for their turn to get fuel at a petrol station in Peshawar. Photograph: Fayaz Aziz/Reuters
IMAGE: Volunteers of the Edhi Foundation, a non-profit social welfare programme, work at a communication and control room during the country-wide power breakdown in Karachi. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
IMAGE: A stock broker monitors the share prices on computers, powered by a generator, at the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
IMAGE: Workers set dresses in a shop during the power outage. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
IMAGE: A view of the K-Electric head office, with solar panels at the parking area. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
IMAGE: A man starts a generator outside his shop. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
IMAGE: A worker at a printing press. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
IMAGE: Workers shape glass pieces on a machine in a workshop. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
IMAGE: Vehicle lights cause light streaks on the road. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
IMAGE: A power transmission tower is seen, with the Bharia Icon Tower in the background. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
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