QUETTA: Unidentified men blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline near Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti on Saturday. According to official sources, an explosive device was attached with the pipeline. Due to the explosion, gas supply from well number 40 and 41 to the purification plant was suspended. Law enforcement agencies rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area. The officials also started repair work for early resumption of gas supply to the plant. While no group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, the Balochistan Levies has registered a case against unidentified persons.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 10th, 2011.
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