Gunmen attack NATO convoy in Pakistan, 1 killed

A government official says gunmen in northwest Pakistan attacked a convoy carrying NATO troop supplies to Afghanistan, killing one driver and wounding two other people.     

It was the first attack on a NATO convoy in Pakistan since Islamabad reopened the supply route earlier in July after a blockade of over seven months.     

Faraz Khan says Tuesday's attack occurred in Jamrud town in the Khyber tribal area. Jamrud is located very close to Torkham, one of two crossings used to transport NATO supplies to Afghanistan.     

Pakistan closed the route last November in retaliation for American airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani troops. Islamabad ended its blockade after the U.S. apologized for the deaths.     

The Pakistani Taliban threatened to attack the convoys after Pakistan reopened the supply line.

Earlier on Monday, U.S. drones fired eight missiles at a compound owned by a powerful militant commander in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing nine suspected insurgents, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
 
It was unclear whether the commander, Sadiq Noor, was at the compound in Dre Nishter village in the North Waziristan tribal area during the attack. Noor is the most important commander for Hafiz Gul Bahadur, a prominent Pakistani militant focused on fighting in Afghanistan.
 

AP