Pakistan Militants Set 14 US & NATO Fuel Tankers Ablaze

A Pakistani government official on Saturday said that gunmen in the country's southwest set ablaze 14 tankers carrying fuel for United States and NATO troops in Afghanistan. A driver was reportedly wounded during the attack.

Pakistani militants frequently attack trucks carrying supplies for western troops occupying Afghanistan. The supplies typically arrive in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi and travel overland to Afghanistan through two main border crossings.

Local official Fatteh Mohammed says the latest attack occurred in the Dera Murad Jamali area in Baluchistan province. The tankers were parked at a roadside restaurant when eight gunmen struck.