DERA MURAD JAMALI: Gas supply to the Pir Koh purification plant was suspended after militants blew up a pipeline on Sunday.

According to police, militants planted explosives under the pipeline that supplies gas to the plant from well numbers 21-22, and detonated it by remote control in Nokhani area.

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Soon after the blast, technicians from the Oil and Gas Development Company cut off supply to the pipeline.

“A big portion of the pipeline was smashed into pieces in the blast,” police said, adding that repair work would start on Monday after security clearance.

Published in Dawn, February 23rd, 2015

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