By IANS,
Islamabad: At least six suspected militants were killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal area, a TV channel reported Tuesday.
The drone fired two missiles at a house in the North Waziristan area of Deegan, killing at least six militants and injuring four, the private TV Express reported.
It was the eighth US air strike this month in the tribal area, which Washington considers as a centre of Taliban and Al Qaeda militant activity, according to Xinhua report.
A US drone targeted a militant hideout in the same area Jan 14, fuelling contradictory reports regarding the killing of Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud.
After the suicide attack against a CIA base in Khost province of Afghanistan in December, the US has intensified the drone attacks in Pakistan’s North Waziristan as the hit was attributed to the militants based in the area.
The Pakistani officials opposes such attacks saying the attacks cause anger in local population and could damage relations of Islamabad with Washington.