‘Drone Strike’ In Pakistan Kill Militants

Three rockets were fired on the Hangu district from an unmanned aircraft, according to local security officials.

The two militants killed in the attack were believed to be from the Haqqani group, an ally of the Taliban and one of the most feared militant networks battling US troops in neighbouring Afghanistan.

There was no information on the other victims.

The attack could increase tension between Islamabad and Washington over the controversial drone strikes.

Pakistan publicly opposes US drone strikes, saying they kill too many civilians and violate its sovereignty. However, the government is known to have privately supported at least some of the attacks in the past.

“Now no place is safe. The drones are now firing missiles outside the tribal areas,” said Shaukat Yousufzai, health minister for the local government of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

“It is Hangu today. Tomorrow it can be Karachi, Lahore or any other place.”

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