PESHAWAR (Web Desk ) – A US drone strike in Shawal Valley of North Waziristan has killed at least nine militants on Saturday.
The missiles fired from a U.S. drone struck a house in North Waziristan, a mountainous region bordering Afghanistan. The house was hideout of Afghan Taliban. Identities of the dead insurgents have not been determined yet.
It is pertinent to mention here U.S. drone strikes have killed several leading militants in rugged areas of Pakistan over the years, but are deeply unpopular in Pakistan because they have also killed civilians.
Pakistan has been waging a military offensive in North Waziristan for nearly a year.
