Pakistan officials say a US drone that striked near the
Afghan border has killed at least six militants. They
said further that the strike in the tribal region of North
Waziristan targeted the compound of Hafiz Gul
Bahadur, who heads a powerful Taliban faction. BBC
reports:
Pakistan has stepping up its own offensive
against insurgents after Taliban militants
killed 132 children at a school in Peshawar
last month.
The military launched a major offensive in
North Waziristan in June.
It says more than 1,700 militants have been
killed since the operation began.
“A US drone fired two missiles which hit a
compound and a vehicle in Alwara Mandi of
North Waziristan… killing six terrorists,” a
senior security official told AFP news agency
on Sunday.
The strike followed Pakistani air raids on
militant hideouts in Tirah Valley in the Khyber
region on Saturday, according to the
Associated Press.
Pakistan’s efforts to stamp out insurgent
networks have focused on the North
Waziristan and Khyber regions on the border
with Afghanistan.
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