QUETTA/PESHAWAR: Gunmen on Tuesday torched vehicles carrying supplies for NATO troops fighting in Afghanistan, in the second such attack in 24 hours, police said.
The two tankers were attacked in Balochistan. Two men riding on a motorcycle held up the trucks at gun point, forcing the drivers and their helpers to leave, police official Khuda Bakhsh said. The gunmen doused the trucks in petrol before shooting at them at Dasht Bado town, 175 kilometres south of the provincial capital Quetta, Bakhsh said.
A senior police officer in Quetta confirmed the attack, which came less than 24 hours after three tankers were attacked in Balochistan on Monday. Separately, a new tracking system would be installed from Karachi to Torkham to protect the supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan. The frequent attacks on NATO trucks have forced the government to take the step, Pakistan Today has learnt.
