Nato Tankers

• One Dead in Attack on NATO Supply Tankers in Pakistan

  Gunmen in northwest Pakistan opened fire on tankers carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan on Monday, killing a driver and wounding two others, officials said.

• One Dead in Attack on NATO Supply Tankers in Pakistan

  Gunmen in northwest Pakistan on Thursday opened fire on tankers carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan, killing a driver and wounding two others, officials said.

• Gunmen Shoot up NATO Oil Tanker in Southwest Pakistan

  Gunmen in restive southwest Pakistan on Sunday fired bullets at an oil tanker carrying fuel bound for NATO troops in Afghanistan, setting the vehicle and a car ablaze, police said.

• NATO fuel tankers destroyed in Pakistan: officials

  At least nine tankers carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan were destroyed after an explosion in one of the vehicles triggered a huge fire in southwest Pakistan late Sunday, officials said.

• Bomb destroys 22 NATO supply trucks: Afghan official

  A Taliban bomb attack has destroyed 22 fuel tankers carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan, local officials said on Wednesday. A pre-dawn explosion triggered a fire which engulfed the trucks, parked in northern Samangan province overnight.

• Pakistan seeks $2000 transit fee for each NATO tanker

  Pakistan has reportedly demanded $1800 to $2000 as the fee for every NATO container truck and tanker during negotiations with the US for reopening supply routes for foreign troops in Afghanistan.

• NATO fuel tankers attacked in Pakistan

  Pakistani police say assailants have fired rockets at tankers carrying fuel for U.S-led troops in Afghanistan, setting at least 10 vehicles on fire.

• Bomb hits 16 NATO supply tankers in Pakistan

  Police say a bomb attack in Pakistan has destroyed 16 tankers carrying fuel for U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan.Police officer Shafi Ullah Khan says the attack took place Saturday at a terminal close to the city of Peshawar in north-western Pakistan.Many of the non-lethal supplies for the war in Afghanistan are trucked overland through Pakistan afte...

• Militants set 10 NATO tankers on fire in Pakistan

  Militants torched 10 tankers carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan in southern Pakistan, injuring five persons including the vehicles' drivers, police and witnesses said today.

• Pakistan official: 15 killed in NATO tanker blast

  A Pakistani official says a tanker carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan exploded in northwestern Pakistan as people were apparently trying to take some of its fuel. At least 15 people died in the explosion.Local administrator Abdul Nabi Khan says the incident occurred early Saturday in the Landi Kotal area of Khyber tribal region.According t...

• One killed in militant attack on NATO container truck in Pak

  One person was killed and another injured when militants attacked a NATO container truck in southwest Pakistan today. The militants initially signaled the truck to stop in Killa Abdullah district of Baluchistan province. They opened fire when it did not stop, killing the driver and injuring his aide, security officials said. The injured man was t...

• Taliban torch 16 NATO tankers in Pakistan

  Taliban militants in southwestern Pakistan set ablaze 16 vehicles carrying fuel supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan today, officials said.The convoy was attacked before dawn outside the town of Dera Murad Jamali, some 400 kilometres southeast of Quetta, the capital of restive Baluchistan province, local administration chief Abdul Fatah Khajjak ...

• US will try to fix relations with Pakistan

  As Pakistani civilian and military leaders arrive here this week for high-level meetings, the Obama administration will begin trying to mend a relationship badly damaged by the American military's tough new stance in the region.Among the sweeteners on the table will be a multiyear security pact with Pakistan, complete with more reliable military ai...

• Gunmen torch 29 more NATO oil tankers in Pakistan

  Police say at least 10 gunmen have torched 29 NATO oil tankers in southwest Pakistan.The attack early on Saturday is one of several to hit the supply line for US and NATO forces in neighbouring Afghanistan since Pakistan closed a key border crossing on September 30. On Wednesday, militants torched 70 fuel tankers and killed a driver.Deputy Commissi...

• Taliban destroys 55 NATO tankers in Pakistan

  In its latest offensive, Taliban militants have set at least 55 NATO tankers on fire in north-west Pakistan.The incidents are the latest in a string of attacks since Pakistan closed a key border crossing with Afghanistan almost a week ago. Islamabad shut down the Torkham crossing along the fabled Khyber Pass last Thursday after a NATO helicopter at...