QUETTA: Eight oil tankers carrying fuel for Nato forces in Afghanistan were set on fire by four masked men near the Western Bypass on the outskirts of the provincial capital on Tuesday.
There was no casualty because drivers and crew had left their vehicles soon after the attack.
Sources said the fuel convoy, on way to Chaman for crossing into Afghanistan, was attacked near Akhtarabad.
According to fire brigade officials, another five tankers caught fire by the time they arrived at the place. The fire was brought under control after one and a half hours.
‘Eight tankers were completely gutted,’ police said. This is the first time Nato supplies have been attacked on the outskirts of Quetta.
Police said they were conducting raids for the arrest of attackers. No one claimed responsibility for the attack till late last night.
Last week 18 oil tankers and cargo trailers parked in the Customs House near Chaman had been gutted.
Nato and US-led forces in landlocked Afghanistan are hugely dependent on Pakistan for supplies, with about 80 per cent passing through the country.
The bulk of supplies and equipment required by foreign troops is shipped through northwest Pakistan’s tribal region of Khyber, where Taliban militants have carried out a series of attacks on trucks.
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