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Militants blow up gas pipeline in Pakistan’s Balochistan
Militants have blown up a pipeline of state-run Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) in Balochistan, disrupting supply to several towns and cities, including parts of the capital Quetta, officials said Thursday. The…
The Story in Brief
Militants have blown up a pipeline of state-run Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) in Balochistan, disrupting supply to several towns and cities, including parts of the capital Quetta, officials said Thursday. The explosion occurred at the KMP-246 Valve Assembly in the Bolan riverbed near Gorkat, around 700-800 metres from the main Quetta-Sibi Road in Kachhi district.
The 18-inch-wide pipeline was damaged by remote-controlled explosives, said a senior police officer. Security was increased and SSGC teams provided protection while repairing the line. Similar attacks have occurred before, including a pipeline blast in Nasirabad this month and one in Dera Bugti in May that suspended gas supply to a vast area.
The Indian Opinion
Pakistani authorities blame 'militants' but rarely name them. Baloch separatist groups have long targeted energy infrastructure to protest what they call exploitation of the province's gas wealth. The real story is not just sabotage but a simmering conflict over resource distribution that Islamabad ignores. Watch whether the government offers any political concession or merely increases security, the number of attacks will tell if force alone works.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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