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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shweta Sharma

Terror attack suspected as gas pipeline blown up in southwest Pakistan

Gas pipeline burns in Quetta, Pakistan - (X/@ChaudharyParvez)

An explosion struck a major natural gas pipeline in southern Pakistan, disrupting supply amid a deepening energy crisis caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran.

The main supply line of the Sui Southern Gas Company near Quetta, the capital of the restive Balochistan province bordering Afghanistan and Iran, was attacked on Monday by “unknown individuals”, a company spokesperson said, adding that a section of the 18-inch pipeline was blown up.

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