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Power pylon blown up in Balochistan
 Militants blew up two electricity pylons overnight, disrupting supplies to thousands of households in Quetta, officials said on Thursday. The attack occurred at Mutch, provincial government spokesman Raziq Bugti said. He said "miscreants who wants to destablise the region" used explosives to destroy the pylons, cutting electricity supplies for around an hour. Meanwhile some unknown saboteurs blew up an electricity tower on Sibbi Quetta transmission line near Bibi Nami area early on Thursday. A press release by QESCO said that the blast resultantly cut short 300 megawatts electricity that would affect 20 grid stations in the province. Posted by: Fred 2006-03-17 |
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