Digging in Karachi for Red Line damages gas pipeline, disrupts supply
KARACHI: Gas supply to several areas of the metropolis was suspended during lunch hours on Saturday after a high-pressure pipeline was damaged during excavation work for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Red Line on University Road, adding to the miseries of residents in the affected areas. The disruption affected Gulshan-i-Iqbal, areas around Mazar-i-Quaid, parts of Garden, Saddar, Burns Road and several other localities. A spokesperson for the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) said that the high-pressure pipeline near the Gulshan-i-Iqbal telephone exchange on University Road was damaged at around