Balochistan

Militants target another gas pipeline

Gas supply suspended after militants blow up pipeline in Dera Murad Jamali.

Express February 16, 2011

QUETTA:

Gas supply to Quetta and various parts of Balochistan has been suspended after a gas pipeline was blown up in Dera Murad Jamali.

Unidentified men blew up the 18-inch gas pipeline near the Pit Feeder area. The loud blast triggered fire in the pipeline. People living nearby came out of their houses.

Police, levies and security forces cordoned off the area soon afterwards.

Authorities have said that the fire will be extinguished in 18 hours after which the pipeline will be repaired.

Gas pipelines in Balochistan have become a frequent target of attacks by militants in Balochistan. On Sunday, militants blew up two gas pipelines in Dera Allahyar and Dera Murad Jamali disrupting gas supply to Uch Power plant and causing an electricity shortfall of 586 MW.

On Tuesday, Federal Minister for Science and Technology Mir Changez Khan Jamali said electricity and gas supply to parts of Balochistan, brought to a halt due to explosions that targeted electricity towers and gas pipelines, would be resumed shortly.

COMMENTS (4)

Vidyut | 13 years ago | Reply The Baochs blowing up their own infrastructure reminds me of a person in hopeless frustrated grief tearing their own clothes and smashing their own house. Its the protest of the impotent suffering against a monolith. Whether it helps can't be predicted - perhaps the government will find the place too unruly to govern...? Perhaps they will continue to hunt and squash down the dissent. But it makes be feel very, very sad when I hear about what these people go through.

AN | 13 years ago | Reply Funny they target gas pipelines which supply gas to Baluchistan itself. Now they are going to get independence this way for sure....from life necessities.

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Yasar | 13 years ago | Reply The average Buluchy is suffering most of these pipelines serves Boluchstan. Own goal, I sa. Evenetually people will blame militants. The army and FC are still intact, so how you gonna get independence.

Quaid Baloch | 13 years ago | Reply Time to pick up and leave. The Independence struggle is gathering steam and it will stop only with complete independence. Doesnt seem good for punjab. =(

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