Militants torched at least 19 oil tankers near Dasht tehsil of Mastung on Monday. The tankers were carrying fuel for US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) forces in neighbouring Afghanistan.
“A convoy of NATO oil tankers was attacked by armed motorcyclists when the vehicles were parked on the Quetta-Sibi national highway and awaited security clearance late on Saturday night,” police official Ismail Kurd said .
“Thirteen oil tankers were completely burnt, six partially damaged while seven others remained safe,” Kurd said, adding that there were no human casualties.
Provincial Home Secretary Zafarullah Baloch also confirmed the attack.
Police cordoned off the entire area immediately after the attack and started searching for the assailants.
There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack however similar attacks have been carried out by Taliban militants in the past to disrupt supplies to US-led troops fighting against the militia in Afghanistan for the past 10 years.
