Islamabad, June 09: In northwestern Pakistan, militants have torched a NATO oil supply truck carrying fuel for US-led foreign troops in Afghanistan, local officials say.
According to the Pakistan officials, militants destroyed the NATO oil tanker in Landi Kotal tehsil of Khyber Agency on Thursday.
The tanker was completely destroyed as a result of the blast. However, no human loss was reported in the incident.
NATO supply trucks have been the target of frequent attacks in Pakistan in recent months.
Pro-Taliban militants claim responsibility for such attacks, arguing that the assaults are in retaliation for non-UN-sanctioned US airstrikes on Pakistan’s tribal regions.
Washington claims the strikes target militants, but figures show the attacks have led to the deaths of hundreds of civilians.
Despite the frequent attacks on NATO supply convoys, the US military has not stopped its unauthorized drone attacks on Pakistan’s territory.
—-Agencies