Saboteurs blew up two gas pipelines in PakistanRss Balochistan province on Friday, media reported. A senior police official told Dawn on the condition of anonymity that the saboteurs blew up an 18-inch gas pipeline near Dera Murad Jamali city, in Naseerabad district.
The explosion caused suspension of gas supply to the Uch power plant. The police official said the saboteurs had planted explosive materials close to the gas pipeline. “The explosive materials went off with a big bang,” he added.
In another incident, militants blew up a six-inch gas pipeline in the Sohbat Pur district of Balochistan. Muhammad Akram, a police official, said gas supply to different villages of the Sohbat Pur district was suspended as a result of the sabotage.