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Bomb hits 16 NATO supply tankers in Pakistan
Police say a bomb attack in Pakistan has destroyed 16 tankers carrying fuel for U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan.Police officer Shafi Ullah Khan says the attack took place Saturday at a terminal close to the city of Peshawar in north-western Pakistan.Many of the non-lethal supplies for the war in Afghanistan are trucked overland through Pakistan afte...
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Pakistan official: 15 killed in NATO tanker blast
A Pakistani official says a tanker carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan exploded in northwestern Pakistan as people were apparently trying to take some of its fuel. At least 15 people died in the explosion.Local administrator Abdul Nabi Khan says the incident occurred early Saturday in the Landi Kotal area of Khyber tribal region.According t...
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Taliban torch 16 NATO tankers in Pakistan
Taliban militants in southwestern Pakistan set ablaze 16 vehicles carrying fuel supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan today, officials said.The convoy was attacked before dawn outside the town of Dera Murad Jamali, some 400 kilometres southeast of Quetta, the capital of restive Baluchistan province, local administration chief Abdul Fatah Khajjak ...
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US will try to fix relations with Pakistan
As Pakistani civilian and military leaders arrive here this week for high-level meetings, the Obama administration will begin trying to mend a relationship badly damaged by the American military's tough new stance in the region.Among the sweeteners on the table will be a multiyear security pact with Pakistan, complete with more reliable military ai...
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Gunmen torch 29 more NATO oil tankers in Pakistan
Police say at least 10 gunmen have torched 29 NATO oil tankers in southwest Pakistan.The attack early on Saturday is one of several to hit the supply line for US and NATO forces in neighbouring Afghanistan since Pakistan closed a key border crossing on September 30. On Wednesday, militants torched 70 fuel tankers and killed a driver.Deputy Commissi...
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Taliban destroys 55 NATO tankers in Pakistan
In its latest offensive, Taliban militants have set at least 55 NATO tankers on fire in north-west Pakistan.The incidents are the latest in a string of attacks since Pakistan closed a key border crossing with Afghanistan almost a week ago. Islamabad shut down the Torkham crossing along the fabled Khyber Pass last Thursday after a NATO helicopter at...
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NATO tankers targeted again in Pakistan
Three attacks on NATO convoys in three days on a supply route from Pakistan to Afghanistan have led to tensions between NATO and Pakistan.At least 20 tankers carrying oil for NATO and US troops in Afghanistan were set on fire by suspected militants on Monday. It was the third such strike in as many days.The attack took place on a crucial NATO suppl...
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Qureshi to meet NATO Chief, will discuss NATO operations in Pak territory
As tension escalates between NATO and Pakistani authorities, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will meet the NATO Chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Brussels, to discuss the recent operations in Pakistani territory.Pakistan is refusing to allow NATO convoys to Afghanistan through the Khyber Pass in protest against the air-strike which ki...
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Bomb hits 16 NATO supply tankers in Pakistan
Police say a bomb attack in Pakistan has destroyed 16 tankers carrying fuel for U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan.Police officer Shafi Ullah Khan says the attack took place Saturday at a terminal close to the city of Peshawar in north-western Pakistan.Many of the non-lethal supplies for the war in Afghanistan are trucked overland through Pakistan afte...
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Pakistan official: 15 killed in NATO tanker blast
A Pakistani official says a tanker carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan exploded in northwestern Pakistan as people were apparently trying to take some of its fuel. At least 15 people died in the explosion.Local administrator Abdul Nabi Khan says the incident occurred early Saturday in the Landi Kotal area of Khyber tribal region.According t...
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Taliban torch 16 NATO tankers in Pakistan
Taliban militants in southwestern Pakistan set ablaze 16 vehicles carrying fuel supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan today, officials said.The convoy was attacked before dawn outside the town of Dera Murad Jamali, some 400 kilometres southeast of Quetta, the capital of restive Baluchistan province, local administration chief Abdul Fatah Khajjak ...
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US will try to fix relations with Pakistan
As Pakistani civilian and military leaders arrive here this week for high-level meetings, the Obama administration will begin trying to mend a relationship badly damaged by the American military's tough new stance in the region.Among the sweeteners on the table will be a multiyear security pact with Pakistan, complete with more reliable military ai...
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Gunmen torch 29 more NATO oil tankers in Pakistan
Police say at least 10 gunmen have torched 29 NATO oil tankers in southwest Pakistan.The attack early on Saturday is one of several to hit the supply line for US and NATO forces in neighbouring Afghanistan since Pakistan closed a key border crossing on September 30. On Wednesday, militants torched 70 fuel tankers and killed a driver.Deputy Commissi...
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Taliban destroys 55 NATO tankers in Pakistan
In its latest offensive, Taliban militants have set at least 55 NATO tankers on fire in north-west Pakistan.The incidents are the latest in a string of attacks since Pakistan closed a key border crossing with Afghanistan almost a week ago. Islamabad shut down the Torkham crossing along the fabled Khyber Pass last Thursday after a NATO helicopter at...
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NATO tankers targeted again in Pakistan
Three attacks on NATO convoys in three days on a supply route from Pakistan to Afghanistan have led to tensions between NATO and Pakistan.At least 20 tankers carrying oil for NATO and US troops in Afghanistan were set on fire by suspected militants on Monday. It was the third such strike in as many days.The attack took place on a crucial NATO suppl...
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Qureshi to meet NATO Chief, will discuss NATO operations in Pak territory
As tension escalates between NATO and Pakistani authorities, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will meet the NATO Chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Brussels, to discuss the recent operations in Pakistani territory.Pakistan is refusing to allow NATO convoys to Afghanistan through the Khyber Pass in protest against the air-strike which ki...
