...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
's resource-rich Dera Bugti district on Monday, an official said.
A security official, who requested anonymity, told Dawn that forces of Evil had planted kabooms close to the gas pipeline in Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti district.
"The explosives went off with a big bang, blowing up the gas pipeline," he said.
The blast caused suspension of gas supply from Pir Koh to the purification plant.
Frontier Corps and Levies personnel immediately arrived at the scene. The authorities faced difficulties in extinguishing roaring flames of fire.
The blast rocked the entire area and caused panic among people.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast. However,
corruption finds a dozen alibis for its evil deeds...
the security official suspected Baloch separatists to be behind the attack.
Dera Bugti is the hometown of late Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti who was killed in an operation in Kohlu area of Balochistan on August 26, 2006.
Sabotage of gas pipelines is a characteristic tactic of tribal forces of Evil and is frequently witnessed in Balochistan. However,
corruption finds a dozen alibis for its evil deeds...
the province also suffers from attacks carried out by the Taliban.