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(CNN) -- A massive power outage left Karachi, Pakistan -- the nation's largest city with a population of 15 million people -- without electricity on Thursday, an official said.
The city uses power from a national electricity supplier to make up for its shortfall. When the supplier suddenly cut power for an unknown reason, a short occurred, knocking out electricity to all of Karachi, a spokesman for Karachi Electric Supply Corp. told CNN.
Power was expected to return by Thursday evening.
Power cuts, skyrocketing inflation and a shortage of essential food items contributed to discontent among voters, who routed President Pervez Musharraf's party in the February 18 parliamentary elections. E-mail to a friend 
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