Unknown militants damaged two NATO tankers in west Pakistan by opening fire on one of them and torching the other, local TV channel reported Friday.
Police sources said that the incident took place early Friday on the outskirts of capital city Quetta, Baluchistan. The tankers were on their way to the border town of Chaman carrying fuel from the south port city of Karachi for NATO forces in Afghanistan, Xinhua reported.
The militants opened fire on one of the tankers, smashing its windscreen, the private TV DAWN News reported. They torched the other truck and damaged seriously the vehicle's front.
However, loaded fuel remained safe and no casualty has so far been reported, the channel said.
Police rushed to the site and cordoned off the area. An investigation was underway.
The NATO and United States-led forces in landlocked Afghanistan are hugely dependent on Pakistan for their supplies and equipment. It was reported that around 80 percent of their supplies are transported through the neighbouring country. Militants frequently attacked oil tankers and trucks bringing goods from Karachi to forces battling Taliban in Afghanistan.
NATO tankers attacked in west Pakistan's Quetta
