The incident happened in Bolan region.
According to officials, “unknown people” planted explosives under the pipeline and detonated it with remote control, resulting in suspension of gas supply to a vast area,reported Dawn News.
“The miscreants used IED for blowing up the 12-inch pipeline,” a police officer told Dawn from Mach by phone.
A spokesperson for the Sui Southern Gas Company confirmed the blast, saying that gas supply was suspended to various areas of the province, including Quetta, for “a brief period”.