QUETTA, June 3: Two gas pipelines were blown up in Pir Koh area while power supply was suspended to Kohlu and adjoining areas after two big towers of 32kv Barkhan-Kohlu transmission line were damaged in another blast on Saturday.

Over a dozen rockets were also fired at different check posts of security forces in Dera Bugti and Kohlu areas.

According to official sources, armed tribesmen planted high explosives under two pipelines of 16-inch diameter near Pir Koh gas field area and blew them up in the early hours of Saturday.

“Pipelines were supplying gas to Pir Koh gas plant from wells which were suspended after explosions,” sources said and added that security forces also recovered a powerful landmine, rockets and bomb planted close to the gas well No 10 in Pir Koh. However, sources said that gas supply was not suspended to any area after the explosion.

The concerned staff and engineers started replacing the damaged portions of the affected pipelines.

Meanwhile, unknown people blew up a 32kv Barkhan-Kohlu transmission line and its two big towers.

Sources while confirming the damage to transmission line said that the incident took place early in the morning.

Reports reaching here said that armed tribesmen fired at least a dozen rockets at different check-posts of Frontier Corps in Dera Bugti district and Fazal Chal area of Kohlu district. The FC personnel also returned fire and forced the attackers to flee, officials said.

However, no casualty was reported in rocket attacks.