National Information Technology Board (NITB) of Pakistan on Friday tweeted a message stating that telecom operations in Pakistan have warned about shutting down mobile and internet services. The reason for shutting down, according to the tweet, is the continuing power outage in the Asian country.
As the power outages are being more and more regular, telecom companies are finding it difficult to operate properly and thus issued a warning stating they would have to shut down all services.
Even though the aforementioned tweet from NITB was re, moved later, the issue has caught international attention.
With the average temperature soaring up and an increase in the number of heat waves, citizens of Pakistan have been suffering for weeks now from the power outages. In many instances, the power outage can even go on for 12 to 14 hours every day.
The Pakistan government has been trying to make up for the deficiency in power by importing fuel from West Asian nations at cheaper prices.
A few days ago, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif said that the power outages are going to increase by July.
What led to this situation?
Pakistan usually meets its energy needs by importing natural resources such as petroleum and liquified natural gas from abroad.
Due to the global supply shock and impacts of international events, oil prices jumped to historic high prices. This led to an increase in payments being made by Pakistan using foreign exchange. All of this led to inflation in the...
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