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Homes and businesses in Pakistan are facing daily power cuts as fighting in the Persian Gulf disrupts energy supplies. In Lahore, resident Mohammad Rizwan said he had dealt with blackouts every day over the past week, according to The Japan Times. The report said the outages were linked to the wider Middle East war and pressure on fuel supplies.
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