15 killed in Waziristan drone strikes
Two important commanders of the Mullah Nazir group among those killed in the first drone strike.
DERA ISMAIL KHAN:
At least 15 people were killed in separate drone strikes in Waziristan on Tuesday.
The first strike, which took place in the morning, had killed eight militants including two important commanders of the Mullah Nazir group and injured two.
The commanders were identified as Shamsullah and Amir Hamza Toji Khel. The bodies were shifted to Angoor Adda, local tribal sources told The Express Tribune.
A drone had fired two missiles at a vehicle in an area between Birmal tehsil of South Waziristan and Shawal of North Waziristan, an official of the political administration said.
The location had been identified as Uthghalai in South Waziristan.
The second drone strike took place in the Sara Khurah area of Shawal and killed seven people. A drone had fired two missiles on a vehicle.
A drone strike on March 9 had killed at least 12 militants. A US drone had fired three missiles on a vehicle in the Shaktoi area of South Waziristan, which is a stronghold of militants belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
At least 15 people were killed in separate drone strikes in Waziristan on Tuesday.
The first strike, which took place in the morning, had killed eight militants including two important commanders of the Mullah Nazir group and injured two.
The commanders were identified as Shamsullah and Amir Hamza Toji Khel. The bodies were shifted to Angoor Adda, local tribal sources told The Express Tribune.
A drone had fired two missiles at a vehicle in an area between Birmal tehsil of South Waziristan and Shawal of North Waziristan, an official of the political administration said.
The location had been identified as Uthghalai in South Waziristan.
The second drone strike took place in the Sara Khurah area of Shawal and killed seven people. A drone had fired two missiles on a vehicle.
A drone strike on March 9 had killed at least 12 militants. A US drone had fired three missiles on a vehicle in the Shaktoi area of South Waziristan, which is a stronghold of militants belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.