Gunmen attack Nato trucks in Pakistan

Gunmen in Pakistan yesterday attacked trucks bound for Nato in Afghanistan, killing a driver, officials said, in the first such incident since supply lines reopened after a seven-month blockade.
Islamabad agreed three weeks ago to allow convoys supplying coalition troops in its wartorn neighbour to pass through its territory once again after halting them in November after a botched US air raid that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack but Pakistani Taliban have threatened to attack Nato trucks and kill their drivers, and right-wing and extremist religious groups have held demonstrations against the resumption of convoys.
The convoy attack came a day after a US drone attack on a compound in the northwest killed at least 10 militants, according to officials -- the first drone strike in the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan.
Pakistan on July 3 decided to reopen overland routes to Nato convoys after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said sorry for the air strike deaths last November.
The crisis was the worst episode in Pakistan's decade-long partnership with Washington in the war in Afghanistan, with both sides still struggling to overcome a breakdown in trust.