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title: "IESCO announces temporary power cuts in Islamabad, Attock, GSO on October 3 & 4"
description: "Both outlets reported the temporary electricity shutdowns announced by IESCO for October 3 and 4, focusing on the affected areas and the general reason for the cuts. Associated Press of Pakistan mentioned the purpose as facilitating ongoing district development projects, while ProPakistani provided a more concise summary without specifying the reason."
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# IESCO announces temporary power cuts in Islamabad, Attock, GSO on October 3 & 4

pakistan · updated 3 Oct 2026, 1:01 PM PKT · 2–3 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Both outlets reported the temporary electricity shutdowns announced by IESCO for October 3 and 4, focusing on the affected areas and the general reason for the cuts. Associated Press of Pakistan mentioned the purpose as facilitating ongoing district development projects, while ProPakistani provided a more concise summary without specifying the reason.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **ProPakistani** — [IESCO Announces 2-Day Power Shutdown Schedule](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/03/iesco-announces-2-day-power-shutdown-schedule/) · 3 Oct 2026, 1:01 PM PKT
  > The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) will suspend power supply to several feeders in Islamabad, Attock and GSO circles on… Read More
- **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [IESCO announces temporary power cuts in Islamabad, Attock, GSO on October 3 & 4](https://www.app.com.pk/national/iesco-announces-temporary-power-cuts-in-islamabad-attock-gso-on-october-3-4/) · 2 Oct 2026, 9:30 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has announced temporary electricity shutdowns in selected feeders across Islamabad, Attock and GSO circles on October 3 and 4 to facilitate ongoing district development projects, including construction of flyovers and underpasses, road widening, installation of new 11kV feeders and shifting of electricity poles and other power installations.

## Part of a bigger story

Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology).

- [IESCO announces power shutdown in Islamabad on September 29](https://harzaviya.com/stories/11007-iesco-notifies-power-suspension-programme) · 29 Sep 2026 · 4 outlets · 2 developments · 92% related
- [IESCO announces electricity shutdown schedule for Friday](https://harzaviya.com/stories/13029-iesco-announces-electricity-shutdown-schedule-for-friday) · 9 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 4 developments · 91% related
- [IESCO announces power outages in Islamabad on Friday](https://harzaviya.com/stories/10481-iesco-announces-power-outages-in-islamabad-on-friday) · 25 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 developments · 89% related
- [IESCO announces power outages for Saturday in multiple areas](https://harzaviya.com/stories/5212-iesco-announces-power-outages-in-islamabad-jhelum) · 29 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 developments · 87% related
- [IESCO issues power suspension programme for Islamabad areas](https://harzaviya.com/stories/8143-islamabad-power-suspension-program-notified-by-iesco) · 13 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 developments · 85% related

2 articles from 2 outlets, 2–3 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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