GEO Pakistan Nato-supply tanker ambushed in Peshawar Updated at: 0920 PST, Monday, February 01, 2010
PESHAWAR: Unknown miscreants, attacking a Nato-supply oil tanker, have blown it up here on Ring Road, leaving it engulfed in deadly fire flames and shattering completely but no loss of life or injury was reported during suspected ambush, Geo news reported.
According to police sources, some unidentified miscreants carried out bomb attack on a Nato oil tanker, which caused a massive explosion followed by deadly blaze and not only had it engulfed and burnt down oil tanker completely but also threatened to effect the nearby residential population.
Nevertheless, the residents of the areas were successfully rescued from danger of being caught in fire with no more damage whatsoever, owing to timely action by police and fire brigade officials.
Later, police parties kicked off search operation in localities lies nearby but no success has been ascertained as yet, sources said. Back | Send this story to friend Share this story!
The area east of the  ''(pictured)'' in Pakistan has seen very frequent attacks. 

Militants in north-west Pakistan blew up a fuel tanker carrying supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan on Monday. More than ten armed men shot at the tanker and fired a rocket at the vehicle outside Peshawar city, and the driver and a passenger were injured in the attack, although no loss of life is reported.

Head of the north-western city's administration, Sahibzada Anees, said "About ten armed people fired at a tanker carrying petrol for NATO forces and later lobbed a rocket at the vehicle, which set alight some 78,000  (17,000 ) of fuel".

According to witnesses, the tanker was quickly in flames. The residents of the areas were successfully rescued by police and fire fighters and the blaze was brought under control. Police have launched a search operation in nearby areas, although with no success.

Nobody has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Oil tankers and trucks bringing goods from port city of Karachi for allied forces battling the  in Afghanistan have been  regularly attacked. About 80% of supplies destined for the more than 113 thousand NATO troops in Afghanistan have to pass through Pakistan. The coalition forces bring 70% of supplies through Pakistan every month, from a total of two thousand truckloads.