PESHAWAR, Nov 26: Suspected militants fired a rocket on Wednesday that hit a terminal for trucks carrying supplies to Nato and US troops in Afghanistan, underscoring the insurgents’ increasing hold over parts of northwest Pakistan.

The rocket was one of two fired late in the day in Peshawar, said police officer Abdul Qadir. The city, which sits along the supply route from Pakistan to Afghanistan, has seen an upsurge in violence in recent weeks, including the slaying of an American working on a US-funded aid project.

Neither of the rockets caused serious damage or any injuries, he said.

Qadir said officers were not sure whether the truck terminal was the target of the attack. The rockets are normally fired into the city from hills on its outskirts some 10km away.

Up to 75 per cent of the supplies for western forces in landlocked Afghanistan pass through Pakistan. Peshawar is a key stop for convoys en route to the Khyber Pass and on to Western Afghanistan.

Earlier this month, suspected Taliban militants hijacked several trucks near the Khyber Pass whose load included Humvees heading to the US-led coalition. Pakistan halted traffic along the road for several days while it arranged for armed troops to guard the slow-moving convoys.—AP