QUETTA, Nov 18: A Nato truck driver was killed when gunmen opened fire on the vehicle in Nasirabad district on Monday.

Police sources said the truck carrying Nato supplies to Karachi from Afghanistan came under attack near Dera Murad Jamali. The driver suffered bullet injuries to his head and died.

The attackers, who were on motorcycles, then set the truck on fire.

Security forces launched a search operation in the area. However, no arrest was reported.

AFP adds: Hafiz Hidayatullah, a local police official, said four gunmen on motorbikes opened fire at two trucks, killing the driver of one vehicle.

The body of the driver had been taken out of the truck by his helper before it was set on fire, he said.

There was no claim of responsibility for attack.