Tag: Torched

Four NATO oil tankers torched

At least four NATO tankers were torched in the country’s northwest on Monday. According to reports, the explosion occurred in one of the oil tankers...

Two NATO tankers torched in Dasht

Unidentified armed men on Wednesday torched two NATO oil tankers in Dasht area, 25 km from the provincial capital. According to a Levis official,...

One killed as gunmen torch 10 NATO oil tankers in Khairpur

Unidentified gunmen on Monday attacked NATO oil supply tankers in Khairpur district of Sindh, killing one man and injuring three others and destroying 10...

LESCO office torched over prolonged outages

Around 200 protesters held a massive demonstration on Amir Road in Shadbagh against long and unscheduled load shedding and torched a Lahore Electric Supply...

One dead as NATO oil tanker torched in Quetta

Gunmen torched an oil tanker carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan after killing its driver in Balochistan on Sunday, police said. Four people...

Two NATO tankers torched in Bolan

Unidentified men in Bolan opened indiscriminate fire on two NATO oil tankers and later torched them. One of the drivers sustained injuries and was...

Five more NATO oil tankers torched near Afghan border

At least five NATO oil tankers caught fire on Tuesday after an explosion near Afghan border, but there were no casualties, officials said. According to...

Two NATO containers torched in Khuzdar

Some unidentified men set ablaze two NATO containers here on Tuesday, sources said. The incident occurred near Wodh here when some armed persons set...

Two NATO tankers torched in Bolan

QUETTA - Unknown armed men attacked and torched two tankers carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan near Dhadar area in Bolan district some 125 km east of the provincial capital Quetta on Wednesday.
"About six gunmen riding on bikes attacked NATO oil tankers on National Highway near Dhadar and torched them", Levies sources said adding that later, the assailants managed to escape.
Law enforcement agencies personnel reached the place soon after the incident and cordoned

Two Nato trailers torched in Kalat

KALAT/PESHAWAR - A driver was injured and two Nato trailers were set alight in Sorab area of Kalat district on Monday. According to Levis sources, the Nato trailers carrying goods were on their way to Afghanistan from Karachi when unidentified armed men intercepted the vehicles at Gewa cross and opened fire, injuring the driver identified as Muhammad Jhangir. The armed assailants later set the trailers on fire and fled away.
Two schools blown up in
DarRa Adam Khel: Unknown

‘Two dead, church torched’ in Egyptian sectarian clash

CAIRO - Two men were killed during clashes in Egypt between Muslims and Christians, which also saw Muslims set fire to a church in the village of Sol, south of Cairo, a security official said on Saturday. "Two people were killed, and the Shahedain church set on fire in clashes between two families," the official told the MENA news agency.
The violence was triggered by a feud between the families, which disapproved of a romantic relationship between a Christian man and a Muslim

4 killed, 16 NATO tankers torched

PESHAWAR - Four people were killed and another six injured when suspected militants struck at a NATO oil tankers terminal on the outskirts of Peshawar on Friday.
Around 25 armed men attacked Jamil terminal in Garhi Qamar Din and torched 16 of the 40 tankers parked there. Peshawar Capital Chief Police Officer Liaqat Ali told Pakistan Today that the attacks took place in the wee hours of the morning and investigations were underway.
Meanwhile, senior police official Imtiaz

Three NATO vehicles torched in Qalat

QUETTA - Gunmen on Friday attacked vehicles carrying NATO supplies to Afghanistan, torching three of them and wounding two people in three incidents in Qalat, around 160 kilometres south of Quetta.
"Three men riding a motorcycle intercepted the three tankers, threw petrol and set them on fire," local police official Lal Jan told the media. In the second incident, two men torched another NATO oil tanker in Mastung district, 40 kilometres south of Quetta, Jan added. No loss of life

NATO fuel tanker torched in Khyber

PESHAWAR - An oil tanker carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan has been gutted after a bomb planted in the vehicle exploded in Khyber Agency, officials said.
The blast took place late on Monday at a terminal near the Torkham border crossing in Khyber Agency, local administration official Iqbal Khattak told AFP.
"Around 25 tankers were parked at the terminal. Militants planted a bomb in one of the tankers which exploded triggering a fire," he said. It was not

16 NATO tankers torched in Balochistan

QUETTA - At least 16 oil tankers carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan were badly damaged when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on them in Naseerabad district on Saturday. Per details the attackers arrived at Jamali Petrol Pump situated in the outskirts of Dera Murad Jamali, around 2:30am and opened fire, spraying bullets at 18 tankers parked at the station. One of the cleaners was injured in the incident. Petrol leaking from the tankers also caught fire and spread

10 NATO tankers torched in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: At least 10 NATO supply tankers were burnt to bare iron when unidentified militants attacked them in the wee hours of Saturday on the Ring Road in Peshawar.
A 2.5 kilogramme bomb was also discovered from the site, which was later defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad, reports said. According to details, the armed suspects launched the attack on Arbab Jamil workshop on the Ring Road, where a number of NATO supply tankers were parked.
Police said the attackers were at