TORKHAM: Several NATO oil tankers bound for Afghanistan were set
ablaze in two separate incidents in wee hours of Saturday, killing at
least 16 people including 8 of same family.
In the first
incident the tanker, transporting fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan,
was hit by a bomb at bypass road in Landi Kotal in the Khyber region.
According to eyewitnesses, villagers from nearby houses rushed and
started collecting oil coming out of the destroyed tanker after the
fire had been extinguished. Suddenly the fire erupted again and at
least 16 people including five young boys who had been collecting oil
in their buckets were burnt to death. Later, security forces cordoned
off the area.
Earlier, 11 other NATO supply vehicles, “most of
them oil tankers” were destroyed in nearby Torkham town. The blast was
apparently caused by a remote-controlled device planted under one of
the vehicles.
On the other hand, Namaz-e-Janaza (Funeral Payer)
of those who list their lives in incident was offered in the Landi
Kotal and the deceased were laid to rest in native graveyard. The local
administration has also suspended NATO supply from Pakistan to
Afghanistan till further order because of security reason. Online
