Karachi, December 31: At least two people have been killed and two others have been injured when militants attacked a NATO oil tanker in southwest Pakistan, officials say.
Police officials told on Thursday that unknown militants opened fire on a NATO oil tanker in Qalat area in Balochistan province late Wednesday.
The oil tanker was passing through Chaman Pass from Karachi to supply fuel to NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan.
The Pakistan-Afghanistan High Way on Chaman Pass has been closed to traffic due to bad weather, suspending NATO supply line to Afghanistan.
Earlier this week, militants attacked three NATO trucks carrying supplies for the alliance’s forces in Afghanistan in the outskirts of Quetta city in southwest Pakistan.
The trucks were on their way from Karachi to Afghanistan through Chaman Pass when militants opened fire on them. No human loss was reported.
Suspected pro-Taliban militants frequently attack oil tankers and trucks transferring goods from the port city of Karachi to NATO bases in Afghanistan.
——Agencies