ATM's running out of money is such a pain. When I lived in Thailand there were such a massive amount of ATM machines that this was never an issue. Thankfully, I was able to work something out with my landlord that I just make one large transfer to her every month and she gives me the cash. It was so frustrating to make a hot walk to an ATM machine only to have it say no because it was out of money.
That's tragic to hear that some people suffer over there in Pakistan. I am sure there were plenty of people that were still working here on that day as well but mostly in the restaurant or service industry.