Armed militants torched a tanker carrying fuel for US and NATO troops in Afghanistan and killed its driver in Balochistan’s troubled Khuzdar district.
A police official said that armed militants on motorcycles opened fire at the tanker in the Baghbana area of Khuzdar, killing one and injuring another two persons.
“The driver was killed on the spot,” he said.
After the firing, the militants approached the tanker and set it n on fire before speeding away on their motorcycles.
Levies and police personnel reached the spot as the investigation went underway.
Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.