Gas Cut to Quetta and 6 Balochistan Towns After Pipeline Damage
SSGC says an 18 inch pipeline in Bolan was damaged and repairs await security clearance. No restoration time. How to stay safe without gas.
Gas supply has been suspended to Quetta and six other areas of Balochistan after a pipeline was damaged in Bolan.
Sui Southern Gas Company has not given a restoration time. Repair teams are ready but are waiting for security clearance before going to the site.
Where supply is affected
SSGC says supply is suspended to:
- Kolpur
- Mach
- Mastung
- Kalat
- Pishin
- Ziarat
- Many parts of Quetta
The company has also warned that consumers may face reduced pressure rather than a complete cut. If your supply is weak rather than absent, that is consistent with what SSGC has described, and it does not mean a separate fault at your meter.
What SSGC has confirmed
| Detail | What SSGC says |
|---|---|
| Pipeline | 18 inches wide |
| Where | KMP-246 valve assembly, Bolan riverbed |
| Distance from Quetta-Sibi Road | About 700 to 800 metres |
| When | Late Wednesday |
| Repairs | Teams on standby, awaiting security clearance |
| Restoration | No time announced |
An SSGC spokesperson said unknown people planted explosives under the pipeline in the riverbed and detonated them by remote control. We are reporting that as the company stated it.
Dawn reports this as the fourth major pipeline attack in Balochistan since March 2026. We are citing that figure as their reporting and drawing no conclusion from it.
The part that actually hurts people
Here is the thing nobody writes about an outage like this, and it matters more than the outage itself.
People are rarely harmed by the absence of gas. They are harmed by what they switch to. Cylinders connected with a worn hose, a generator brought inside because it is raining, a heater left burning in a closed room overnight. That is where the burns and the poisonings come from.
Never run a generator indoors, and that includes a closed veranda, a garage or a stairwell. Carbon monoxide has no smell and no taste, and people who are asleep do not wake up for it.
Check a cylinder before you use it. Look at the hose for cracks and the regulator for a proper seat. A cylinder that has been sitting unused for a year is the one that leaks.
Do not sleep with an unvented gas heater running. A room that feels stuffy is a room that is running out of air.
Turn your appliance taps off while supply is out. This one gets forgotten. If a burner is left open and supply returns during the night, gas fills the room with nobody awake to notice.
If you are moving to cylinders for the first time, our comparison of piped gas and LPG covers what changes, and current cylinder rates are in the LPG cylinder price guide.
What we do not know
We are being specific about the limits here, because an outage without an end date produces a lot of confident rumour.
There is no restoration time. SSGC has not given one, and we are not going to estimate on its behalf. Any figure circulating on WhatsApp did not come from the company.
We do not know how many consumers are affected. SSGC named the areas but not a number, and the towns listed vary greatly in size.
We are not publishing a helpline number for this. We did not read one at source on the day, and a wrong number during an outage wastes the time of somebody who needs help.
We are also not going further than SSGC on what happened or why the clearance is taking time. The company described the damage and said its teams are waiting. That is the record, and anything past it would be us guessing in public.
If you are in an affected area
Three practical things while this runs.
Keep some cooking capacity that does not depend on the mains. One working cylinder, checked, is enough. Two is hoarding while your neighbours have none.
Assume the return will be uneven. When a main line is restored, pressure comes back to some streets before others, and low pressure can look like no supply for a while longer.
Watch elderly relatives and small children in cold houses. Ziarat and Kalat get genuinely cold, and the temptation to improvise heating is strongest exactly where it is most dangerous.
For a service complaint once supply is back, the utility route is in our gas connection guide, and the ombudsman route for a utility that will not resolve something is in the Wafaqi Mohtasib guide.
Questions readers are asking
Which areas have lost gas supply?
SSGC lists Kolpur, Mach, Mastung, Kalat, Pishin, Ziarat and many parts of Quetta, with some nearby areas seeing reduced pressure.
When will gas be restored?
No time has been announced. Repair teams are on standby and SSGC says they are waiting for security clearance before going to the site.
What happened to the pipeline?
SSGC says an 18 inch pipeline was damaged at the KMP-246 valve assembly in the Bolan riverbed, and that explosives were planted under it and detonated remotely.
My gas is weak rather than off. Is that related?
Most likely yes. SSGC warned that consumers may face reduced pressure as well as full suspension.
Is it safe to use a cylinder instead?
Yes, if the hose and regulator are sound and it is used in a ventilated space. Check the fittings before connecting one that has been stored.
Can I run a generator indoors?
No. Never indoors, and not in a closed veranda or garage either. Carbon monoxide has no smell and is fatal to people who are asleep.
Should I leave my gas taps open so I know when it returns?
No. Close them. Supply returning to an open burner overnight is one of the most dangerous things that can happen after an outage.
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