Gas supply to Quetta, Pishin suspended after pipeline blown up.

Byline: Saleem Shahid

QUETTA -- Attackers blew up a major gas pipeline on Thursday, suspending supply to Quetta, Pishin, Ziarat and other parts of Balochistan.

According to Levies officials, the suspected militants placed an explosive device under the gas pipeline and blew it up.

'A big portion of the 12-inch diameter gas pipeline was damaged in the blast,' the officials said.

Officials of the Sui Southern Gas Company confirmed the incident and said that 50 per cent gas supply to Quetta and total supply of gas to Pishin, Ziarat and other areas had been affected because of the incident.

'We are providing gas...

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