1 dead, 2 hurt in attack on Nato supplies

a burnt military vehicle at a terminal on the outskirts of Peshawar

PESHAWAR One worker was killed and two others wounded in a pre-dawn attack on terminals of trucks transporting supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday, police said.An official of Yakatoot police station said that ten loaded and empty lorries were set on fire during attack on two terminals on Ring Road at about 3am. Attackers also broke into a nearby cement export warehouse and destroyed an office and loaded truck.According to the First Investigation Report filed by the police, unidentified persons attacked Nato forces’ supplies terminals and threw petrol bombs parked there. The attackers escaped after a brief encounter with the police.Three workers suffered bullet injuries and were shifted to Lady Reading Hospital. Police said that one worker identified as Arifullah hailing from Charsadda expired in the hospital. The wounded workers included Khadim and Usman.The fire brigade was called in to extinguish the fire. Police said that fire destroyed six loaded and four empty trucks. Infrastructure of Pak-Kabul supply depot which exports cements to Afghanistan was also burnt.Frequent night attacks on these terminals have forced contractors to shift their business from Peshawar to Punjab. Police said that lack of proper security arrangements was the major reason which encouraged militants to attack these terminals.