Suspected militants blew up a major gas pipeline near Sindh-Punjab border, disrupting gas supply to many areas on Tuesday. The explosion caused major damage to the pipeline near Rahim Yar Khan district that supplies gas to Punjab from Sindh. The pipeline, which was exploded using a time device, is an act of terrorism, Sohail Gulzar, a senior official at the Sui Northern Gas Company Limited (SNGPL), told reporters. The incident coincides with ongoing talks between Pakistan and Russia in Islamabad on a $2 billion North-South Gas Pipeline Project aimed at catering the energy needs of the country. Sindh produces 70% of the country’s total gas supplies followed by Balochistan province, whose share is around 20%.

Source: Pakistan Today January 28, 2020 14:26 UTC