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India-Pakistan
Second attack on Nato tankers
2010-10-01
SHIKARPUR: Two people have been killed in an attack on Nato supply trucks in Khuzdar area of Balochistan.

Sources say unidentified persons attacked the trucks carrying supplies for Nato forces in Afghanistan. An unidentified number of trucks have been completely destroyed in the attack. The are has been cordoned off and investigations into the incident are still underway.

This is the second attack on Nato supplies in one day. Earlier, suspected militants attacked and destroyed about 30 Nato oil tankers near Shikarpur. Police said the Nato tankers were en route to Quetta from Karachi via Shikarpur when they were attacked. The tankers were set on fire while parked at a filling station. The police chased the attackers but they managed to flee.
Posted by:tipper

#3  See also PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > PAKISTAN CUTS NATO SUPPLY LINE AFTER BORDER FIRING; + 27 NATO OIL TANKERS BLOWN UP.

* SAME > US: ONLY ONE SUPPLY ROUTE SHUT DOWN BY PAKISTAN.

HMMMM, HMMMMM, RETALIATORY PAK SHUTDOWN > leads to SYSTEMIC? US-NATO TRASNPORTATION, DELIEVRY BACKLOG which in turn leads to truck convoys becom BIGGER TARGET9S) FOR MILITANTS???

* SAME > US PLAN TO BOMB 150 TERROR CAMPS IN PAKISTAN, via LR Drone, Airtsrikes in aftermath of any successful, High-profile or High-Casualty major Terrstrike agz CONUS target(s)???

US "RETRIBUTION PLAN" = BOMB-PAK-ONLY, as opposed to DIRECT US GROUND INVASION + LT OCCUPATION.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-10-01 23:01  

#2  The thing is, these aren't "NATO tankers". They are Paki tankers operating under contract. Every time they burn these things up, that means fewer tankers to carry fuel inside Pakistan.

Posted by: crosspatch   2010-10-01 21:55  

#1  We get the message Pak Army but what happens when we support India in any future war with you?
Posted by: Paul2   2010-10-01 13:14  

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