QUETTA: Militants torched two Nato containers in Mastung district of Balochistan, levies said Sunday, June 2.

Munir Ahmed, a levies official told Dawn.com that two containers were attacked on their way back to Karachi after supplying fuel to US and Nato troops in Afghanistan.

He said initially that the militants opened fire on the trucks and then set them on fire.

Ahmed said that the drivers of the convoy survived the attack and managed to escape from the spot. “Both containers were completely burnt”, Ahmed said.

He said the incident happened in Dasht Tehsil of Mastung district. Militants have repeatedly attacked Nato supplies in the area.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility. However, the assailants managed to escape unhurt from the spot.