Pakistan witnessed a country wide blackout on Sunday, roughly after midnight. The outage was caused by a fault at a power plant in the south of the country.
And while the country plunged into darkness, netizens were keeping social media lit with memes!
Electricity to Pakistan rn : Babe mein tum se baad mein baat kerta houn 😭
— Husn Hai Suhana (@Fatmounh) January 9, 2021
Dead 😂
baba jaldi ayen pooray mulk mein light chali gayi hai
— ردا (@RidhaAlii) January 9, 2021
Our saviour:
dont worry yall im fixing the lights pic.twitter.com/wFngNBgjCH
— Soophia Khan (@soophdogg) January 9, 2021
Hilarious!
Behind the scenes at WAPDA for this blackout to happen pic.twitter.com/m7QByBfqbE
— Hassan (@mianhassani) January 9, 2021
O bhaee!
Guys, this is the real reason behind the countrywide blackout. pic.twitter.com/GWEl4796a2
— 🍇 Khan (@hifzakhann) January 9, 2021
Yar 😂
It's okay Pakistan bijli bhari hai mere ang ang mein
— hummus bil lahme (@RizwanPehelwan) January 9, 2021
Utha le re baba!
#blackout meanwhile those people without data connection:🌚🙆 pic.twitter.com/URlvpgKtYi
— Aina v bts💜 (@Ainavbts1) January 9, 2021
Na reply ayega, na hi chayn ayega:
When you realize that even light is going to come back sooner than your crush's reply:#blackout pic.twitter.com/kHtn6iSt3a
— Zain_ul_abideen (@One_Spoiled_Kid) January 9, 2021
What’s the logic?
Me: mom pure mulk me blackout hai..
Mom: aur kro mob use
Me: #blackout pic.twitter.com/RzHBNmrMzi— Stewwbbiidd (@stewwbbiidd) January 9, 2021
Kidhar hai?
Desi parents right now:#blackout pic.twitter.com/X43WNtYInv
— Zain_ul_abideen (@One_Spoiled_Kid) January 9, 2021
Osman Khalid Butt turned to the Simpsons:
Now checking to see if the Simpsons predicted this too.
— Osman Khalid Butt (@aClockworkObi) January 9, 2021
Not anymore:
And you guys were hoping 2021 is gonna be better???
— Rumpoptarts (@gingerahad) January 9, 2021
Uh oh…
Nationwide electricity gone. Happens every few years. Real deal is when electricity comes back on and national anthem is playing on the television.
— Meraj Hasan (@_merajhasan) January 9, 2021
Couldn’t get anymore accurate:
pakistan 2021 pic.twitter.com/PfMQp8agGk
— ♡ (@peachcrisis) January 9, 2021
We wonder who?
Somebody is restarting the country.
— کاظمی (@HaayeShabbir) January 9, 2021
People were also calling out on Zaid Hamid for spreading panic:
Sir aap apni umar dekhein, aur apnay andar sansani dekhein https://t.co/ZOtOOdZRN4
— کاظمی (@HaayeShabbir) January 9, 2021
Hahaha!
Abhi har WhatsApp Group per ek farigh uncle lazmi ese hongay jo baar baar "Yeh power supply ka masla nahi, maamla kuch or hai" bol ker panic phaila rahay hongay.
— Ali Qasim (@aliqasim) January 9, 2021
Yes please!
Can the folks at @space_station please post a picture of Pakistan right now?
Cc @NASA @NASAHubble
— Ariba Shahid (@AribaShahid) January 9, 2021
Yep, that’s us:
Pakistani Twitter in every scary situation pic.twitter.com/cDmuqjPglC
— Adnan (@MrBubbyy) January 9, 2021
Truth bomb:
Bet y’all wouldn’t be laughing agar ye blackout garmiyon mai howa hota
— Amna Khan (@amnaukhan) January 9, 2021
The memes were so lit that people wanted a blackout more often:
Didn't realise TL would be this entertaining. We should do this twice a year.
— کاظمی (@HaayeShabbir) January 9, 2021
So toh hai:
'Aag lagey basti me, pakistani twitter apni masti me'
— Humna. (@Humnayyy) January 9, 2021
😂
Not the National Grid blackmailing Khan Sahab
— e girl ♡ (@fuckinghoeissad) January 9, 2021
Kasam se:
Sooraj maghrib se nikal raha hoga Aur Pakistani memes bana rahe honge
— Maida (@DramiAurat) January 9, 2021
What memes did you enjoy the most? Let us know on the comments below!