The drone fired missiles at a target in Miranshah bazaar. PHOTO: FILE
MIRANSHAH: A drone fired missiles at a target in Miranshah, North Waziristan early on Thursday, killing at least three people, Express News reported.
The drone reportedly fired missiles at a room and vehicle in the Miranshah Bazaar that caused two large explosions and resulted in the deaths of three people, locals said.
The casualties are feared to rise.
This is the first strike in almost a month with the last drone attack being reported on September 30, 2013.
The attack comes almost a week after a rights groups Amnesty International and the Human Rights Watch both released their reports on drone strikes and followed a report by UN Special Rapproteur on the same topic.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Senate was told by the defence ministry in a written statement that only 67 civilians had been killed in drone strikes since 2008, a figure in conflict with other numbers perviously released by the government and those cited by rights groups.
The submission said there had been 317 drone strikes in Pakistan since 2008, killing 2,160 militants and 67 civilians.
Pakistan regularly condemns the attacks as a violation of sovereignty and are counter productive. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif used his recent trip to Washington last week to press for their end.
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PTI wll stop natto suply from today,,because Imran khan had told,that we will stop the natto supply n case of drone strike during nigotiation,,,,,,,,,,So imran khan should keep his word as promised.
imran khan had told ;;if drone strike occured,during nigotiation,,,,we will close the route of natto supply............hope,Imran will do it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,let see what he is doing now?
now Imran Khan should keep his word ..he should stop NATO supply...as promised..
@Jat: grow up dude!
Excellent news USA. Keep up the good work. Let drone attacks continue till the last of the terrorists are eliminated from Pakistan. We all welcome this and more power to USA!
Fresh drone strike has exposed the lie of the Pak foreign affairs official who stated after NS visit that a secret understanding had been reached with US that no drone attacks will be conducted for the next couple of months to facilitate peace talks with TTP and the same would be completely stopped after 2014.
Our PM trip was to increase rate against each drone attacks. After all, our ruling party needs money.
Question remains : who provided intelligence this time and all the support needed to execute these precision attacks....................
Imran Khan is the only person who can stop as PM of Pakistan these drone attacks.
It's a slap on our PM and on Pakistani nation.
Now frustrated, Pakistanis were claiming until yesterday that US has lost war in Afganistan.
@ali: These are not our people - they are terrorist.
Oh my god they strike again, this is terrible especially our pm just return back from US and telling us a successful visit.
That's it. PTI will stop NATO supplies from today !!
You have been paid and so no rights for you to complain.
Nawaz Sharif himself is the defence minister and his ministry is saying not many civilian are killed in these attacks. What can anyone do or say now.
slap on the face of beggars like us...
Two possibilities: 1. Pakistan secretly supporting drones strikes and they have agreement upon to certain time. 2. The US understand game of Pakistani establishment and how coward is Pakistan. The two allies are enjoying the death of a Nation.
@Rajesh: What goes around comes around.
Imran needs to cut NATO supply lines
And take charge
This current PM is obviously to weak
Do you guys have guts to go to FATA and let us know the ground realities. Did any civilian died or all 3 were terrorist? Pakistan Defence Ministry is saying only 67 civilians died during last 2 years.
I will what our PM has to say about it. who is also a Defence minister and Foreign minister.
Hope no innocent is killed..
Here it comes again! Brace up for the backlash now.
Drone a day keeps terrorists away.
Drone strikes are the only dread the Taliban are scared of.But what can the govt. do?To stop the strikes is not in their power.Taliban should not make it an issue.
Return Gift to Mian Sahab after his successful US visit. Hope Khatak Sahab will close the NATO routes from this morning.
nawaz sharif has failed
how much innocents were killed just in a minute in WTC???
thankyou america for doing our part of the job
Wow. After all the hue and cry we have made about the Drone strikes past few days, USA has really put us in our place by doing it again.
Zardari says what happens if we shoot it down, he does not have a heart people are dying women, children, imagine child die in front of his parents or parents die in front of children, extreme pain one goes through it, nawaz you will be answerable to Allah on the day of judgement
Begarat nation
People are dying in Pakistan on daily basis and these rulers enjoying in their villas
Our shameless leaders and coward military is allowing these brazen attacks on our people. Time for a revolution.
Well done US, pakistan feeling the heat when there pm just return back from US.Pakistan national bird always on the sky.US never trust pakistan whatsoever.