DERA MURAD JAMALI: Armed men blew up a portion of a gas pipeline in the Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti district on Monday, suspending supply from well No 10 to the Sui gas plant.

According to Levies sour­ces, the explosive device was fixed with the gas pipeline connecting Pir Koh with the Sui plant.

The device, detonated by a remote control, exploded with a big bang.

“As a result of the explosion, a portion of the pipeline had been damaged and gas supply from Well No 10 in Pir Koh to Sui was suspended,” they said.

Law enforcement personnel rushed to the site and cordoned off the area and began a search for the suspects. Further probe was under way.

Published in Dawn, May 31st, 2016

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