QUETTA: Militants attacked a Nato tanker and killed its driver and injured two others in Balochistan's restive Khuzdar district on Thursday.

Police sources said four militants on two motorcycles opened indiscriminate fire at the tanker in Wadh tehsil of Khuzdar district.

The driver of tanker was killed on the spot whereas the injured were rushed to Civil Hospital Khuzdar for medical treatment.

The militants set the tanker on fire before fleeing the scene.

Police and Levies officials reached the spot and started an investigation into the incident.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility. However, militants have targeted Nato supplies in the area in the past.

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