Bolan | Pakistan

QUETTA: The gas supply to several towns and cities of Balochistan, including parts of the provincial capital, was suspended late on Wednesday after a main gas pipeline in Bolan area of Kachhi district was blown up by unidentified miscreants. The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) confirmed the incident and said that the 18-inch wide gas pipeline was badly damaged, disrupting the supply. A statement by its spokesperson said that the explosion occurred at the KMP-246 Valve Assembly in the Bolan riverbed area near Gorkat, around 700 to 800 metres from the main Quetta-Sibi Road. It said that unknown people planted explosives under the pipeline in the riverbed and detonated it with a remote control. The company said the gas supply was suspended to Kolpur, Mach, Mastung, Kalat, Pishin, Ziarat and many parts of Quetta and added that consumers may face reduced gas pressure or supply. Local sources said unidentified individuals allegedly targeted the main valve of the gas pipeline with explosives in the Daraz Bent area o...