Drone attacked the Mir Ali area in North Waziristan. .PHOTO: FILE
The drone fired two missiles at two people riding a motorcycle in Mossaki village in Mir Ali.
Local security officials said both the militants were believed to be from Turkmenistan but their exact nationalities are yet to be ascertained.
"The target of the drone was the militants on (the) motorcycle, some nearby houses were also damaged," a local security official told AFP in Miranshah.
Another security official in Miranshah added they were "verifying the reports that both the militants" were from Turkmenistan.
This is the second strike this month.
Earlier in July, a drone had fired missiles on a house in Sarai Darpakhel. The attack destroyed the house and a vehicle parked next to it killing at least 17 people.
The drone attack was the biggest launched this year and the second since Nawaz Sharif took office as prime minister following his victory in May elections.
On June 7, 2013, seven suspected militants were killed and three injured when a drone strike targeted a compound in Mangroti village, in the Shawal tehsil of North Waziristan, according to government officials.
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@AR: what about KARGIL?
This national bird giving horrible job inside pakistan
@Sivaramakrishnan B: Fully agree.
@Hari Om: I agree with your thoughts. Only want to remind you indians, when you are so loud in mentioning 1971 and Abbottabad, you think the world has altogether forgotten your deafeat at the hands of China in 1962.
Drones are modern " abbabeels"
There were innocent girls who got killed in the drone strikes! Stop telling the lie !
Stop blaming IK for drones........he is not our wazir-e-azam blame the one and only na awaz sharif and all those who elected him as a PM... Nawaz (na awaz) Sharif says drones cant be stopped. Cuz they give us US AID. Which gives us money for education!
Again and again and again and again, the US does not care about soverignity of pakistan and considers its like there colony.
its the same as ppp did they condemned it and so do PMLn does
@truth: This is not fair. Poor IK has been lonely for several months in poor Pakistan. Let him enjoy the cool England and palace with his ex and other rich people. Like many clever people he does not need to take foreign citizenship as he can get that anytime he wants with his kids. This is called two shows in one ticket! Only working people need green card or nationality for their jobs not those who never worked till their 60's.
It is truly surprising to see that even after the greatest “national humiliation” since the breakaway of East Pakistan in 1971, namely the “Abbottabad Incident’, Pakistan’s western frontiers continue to be violated without challenge by the Pakistan Military.
Is this a case of the Pakistan Military conniving and collaborating with the US intruders in thwarting the performance of their own sacred duty of protecting Pakistan's frontier or is this a case of the Pakistan Military, which despite gorging on scarce resources even to the extent of impoverishing the civilian population, being incompetent in performing its duty of guarding the frontier?
Why is there not a single recorded attempt by the Military of Pakistan to thwart any one of the some 340 plus US drone strikes spread over almost a decade, despite loudly voiced disapproval from three separate administrations ?
All this despite Pakistan being equipped with the requisite military hardware to thwart drone attacks such as the Spada 2000 SAM’s, RBS-70 Bolide MANPADS, ZDK-03 AWAC’s, Saab 2000 Erieye AEW’s, AN/TPS-77 Transportable radars, F-16 fighters, AAMRAAM AAM’s and Sidewinder AAM’s.
All this also given that Pakistan is fully within its rights to shoot down any drone intruding into its territory.
Why this lack of any recorded attempt to thwart drone strikes?
long live drones.
Good morning news!!! I like it
America plz give these poor people a break. It is the month of Ramadan. Do U have any mercy in your heart?
It is not possible to control and catch Terrorist from Waziristan,Due to to political reasons or no will on the part of Government. USA is taking care of Pakistani ordinary public. Thank u America Please do not stop killing the Butchers of Waziristan,God Bless America.
I love drones.
Though our politicians wants to stop drones but I am all for killing those who have no respect for human life, especially women, children and old. I am glad that someone is doing what we can't do our self. Unless our politicians have a plan to stop terrorism and save people form these terrorists drone should go on.
How sweet. Thank you Uncle Sam! Keep up the good work and rid us of all these murderers. We thank the American tax payer for our deliverance.
Another extra judicial killing which killed "militants". Who, we will probably never find out. Maybe it was a 6 year old girl or a 80 year old man or maybe really a militant... who knows? Sad state of affairs, and people still support this extra judicial killings! No wonder we are third world
Thanks drones for eliminating these terrorists from our PAK soil
The taliban deserve such a befitting treatment. Khas kam jahan pak.
Attack on our sovereignty and now they will attack on pakistani infidel youngsters children those pray in mosques to get revenge from usa ,
@Shahzad.. Do you any proof that all these things are done by Taliban.. Or it is just the statements.. Taliban accepted the responsibility???...
Pakis does not have any capabilities and power to stop drones only they are crying.
Same Drone attacks...Same terrorist attacks...Same Balochistan crisis...Same Karachi body bags...Same interior Sindh thugs...Same South Punjab Dacoits...Same criminal empire in FATA...Same bailout packages for PIA...Same disastrous service of Railways...Same losses by Steel Mills...Same lack of education...Same lack of health services...Same cabinet from 1997...Same nepotism for Reserved seats for women...Same taxes imposed on the masses while the corporate tax is reduced.
On a positive note, the hairstyles have changed.
IK will protest & do nothing. Why can't he block supplies.
Oooi PTI It was a droooooooooooooone. Can you hear me?
I am all for the drones to stop but we do need to exterminate these Taliban butchers ourselves.