ISLAMABAD: A massive power breakdown in Pakistan on Monday affected more than 220 million people in the South Asian country, including in the megacities of Karachi and Lahore.

Pakistan's electricity distribution system is a complex and delicate web, and a problem in one section of the grid can lead to cascading breakdowns across the country.

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