A view of the site of the explosion in Quetta. DawnNewsTV
A powerful bomb exploded in the parking lot of the Serena Hotel in Quetta on Wednesday night, killing at least four people and wounding 12 others, officials said.
DIG Azhar Ikram said that the explosive device was apparently fitted in a vehicle, according to initial investigations. He added that a police official was among the deceased.
Security, fire and rescue officials were rushing to the hotel and no one was being allowed to go near the site of the blast, which took place at around 10:15pm.
Addressing a press conference some time after the incident, Balochistan Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langove said that there was a wave of terrorism in the region. Our own people are involved in these acts of terrorism, he said, adding that there were no threat alerts before the attack.
Crippling energy crisis
All state-owned enterprises in the power and petroleum sectors must hire highly qualified professionals based on merit
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Crippled with an overwhelming energy crisis, Pakistan is increasing its dependence on oil and gas, especially on imported LNG. The circular debt, currently standing at a colossal Rs2.3 trillion, is all set to cross Rs2.6 trillion by the end of the ongoing fiscal year. Reportedly, Rs1 trillion is owed by Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd (SSGCL) and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) to Oil & Gas Development Company Ltd (OGDCL) and Pakistan Petroleum Ltd (PPL) which are the mainstay of oil and gas exploration and production in Pakistan. This cheap indigenous source of energy is almost half the price of imported LNG, the use of which is increasing in Pakistan. This is placing a heavy financial burden on our limited foreign exchange reserves and holdi
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KARACHI: The Oil & Gas Development Company Ltd (OGDCL) announced on Wednesday that the joint venture of Baratai Block comprising OGDC as operator (97.5 per cent) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Oil & Gas Company Limited (2.5pc) has discovered gas and condensate from its exploratory well Siab-1 located in District Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The company said that the structure of Siab-1 was drilled and tested using OGDC’s in-house expertise.
The well was drilled down to the depth of 5,500 meters.
Based on open hole logs data, the well was tested at rate of 1.6m standard cubic feet per day of gas and 12 barrels per day condensate through 32/64” choke at well-head flowing pressure of 190 pounds per square inch from Samanasuk Formation.
China-proposed China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has intensified Baloch deprivation
At the time of independence, Khan of Kalat-the largest of the four principalities of Balochistan, wanted to cede to the Indian Union but Jinnah’s treachery resulted in its merger with Pakistan. Balochis have been fighting since then for their freedom from Pakistan.
Pakistan never considered Balochistan as its own, rather treated it as a colony. Locals have revolted against the exploitation of its natural resources but Pakistan resorts to unspeakable repression. That has alienated the masses and inflamed the freedom struggle further.
Pakistan Army commanders deployed in Bangladesh had unleashed hell on locals – rape and torture of women and wanton killing of intellectuals. The evil force was defeated and ninety-five thousand were taken prisoners by India. To suppress the Baloch freedom struggle, Pakistan deployed those war-returned commanders who unleashed their pent-up anger and frustrati