RAWALPINDI:Unidentified men torched at least 16 Nato oil tankers in the Mangoli area of Dera Murad Jamali in Balochistan late Friday night.
One of the drivers was injured in the exchange of fire with theattackers, while the fire also engulfed a nearby hotel.
The police reached the site soon after the attack and cordoned off the areas.
Sources said the attackers alsofired gunshots and managed to escape after a crossfire with the police.
Nato tankers have been frequently attacked in Pakistan in the recent past. Scores of Nato supply vehicles have beendestroyed in gun and arson attacks as militants have stepped up efforts to disrupt crucial supply routes.Pakistan shut its northwestern border crossing to Nato supply vehicles on September 30 for 11 days after across-border Nato helicopter assault killed two Pakistani soldiers.
The bulk of supplies and equipment required by foreign troops in Afghanistan is shipped through Pakistan, although US troops increasingly use alternative routes through central Asia.
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