Trailer carrying Nato supplies attacked

Trailer carrying Nato supplies attacked
Unidentified attackers opened fire and lobbed grenades on a convoy of trailers, carrying machines and goods to the NATO forces in Afghanistan on early Thursday morning. The incident took place on the Hab River Road near Dalda More in the limits of the SITE-B police station. Four people including Hadiatullah, Habibullah, Imran and Ghani-ur-Rehman, the drivers and conductors, were injured in the attack.Three prime-mover vehicles (TLK-9721), (SL-5826) and (LS-8417) carrying logistic support goods for the NATO forces from the Port Qasim were attacked by armed men, said SP SITE Town Asad Raza. He said that two unidentified suspects riding a bike intercepted the vehicles and opened indiscriminate fire, lobbed grenades and damaged one trailer (TLK-9721). After the incident, the area police rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to a private hospital for treatment. The injured were, however, discharged after the first aid treatment. Later, the convoy resumed its journey towards its destination. The Station House Officer (SHO) of the SITE-B police station, Chaudhary Shahid, said that the police registered a case (76/10) against unknown accused under the explosive act.Meanwhile, the Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) after an encounter with suspects recovered the abducted brothers in the North Nazimabad police limits on Thursday.Muhammad Abbas and Abid Ali, sons of a local businessman, were kidnapped for ransom from outside their residence, B-110, on January 22 from North Nazimabad Block-1. Initially, the kidnappers had demanded Rs50 million as ransom from the father of the abducted and the family reported the matter to the police and an FIR had been lodged at the police station concerned.A team of AVCC after tracing the movement of the kidnappers, raided their hideout in Bloch Para in the North Nazimabad police jurisdiction and recovered the abducted brothers. The accused, however, fled the scene under the cover of fire.