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Militants torch oil tanker in Mastung
[Dawn] QUETTA: Armed snuffies torched an oil tanker carrying fuel for Saindak Copper and Gold Project run by a Chinese company in Mastung district of Balochistan ...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... on Saturday. A senior police officer who requested not to be named since he was not authorised to speak to the media told Dawn.com that snuffies from nearby mountains opened fire on two oil tankers in Choto area of Mastung. He said one tanker caught fire while the other tanker remained undamaged. The police officer said there were no casualties as the drivers were quick to escape the scene. The oil tankers were supplying fuel to Chinese run copper and gold project in Saindak area. Chinese have been operating the Saindak copper and gold project for the past few years. This incident comes at a time when Prime Minister  Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... has signed eight mega agreements with the Chinese government during his five-day visit to the country. Posted by: Fred 2013-07-07 |
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