Rockets fired at the strategic Gwadar port in Pakistan's Balochistan province led to the disruption of power supply in the entire district.Two rockets were targeted at the Gwadar port on Thursday from Padi Zar, the eastern part of the city. One of the rockets fell into the sea while the other landed in the port area, said Baharam Baloch, a Gwadar-based journalist.
He was quoted by the Daily Times on Saturday as saying that the rocket hit an electricity pylon in Mullah Band area.
Baloch nationalists have targetted Gwadar port in the past as they look upon the Chinese-financed port as a gateway to facilitate the exploitation of the gas resources of the province.
In another related development sourced to the Geo Television, the daily said that the security forces on Friday seized more than 30 surface-to-surface missiles from a militant hideout in Sui, Balochistan.
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