ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Foreign Office said on Thursday that Pakistan condemns the US drone strike that took place in Shawal area of North Waziristan agency earlier in the day.
At least six militants were reportedly killed when a US drone strike targeted a house in Shawal area of the North Waziristan tribal region on Thursday.
“The Government of Pakistan reiterates its well known position that such strikes constitute a violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity and once again demands their immediate cessation,” a statement issued by the Foreign Office states.
Meanwhile, another US drone strike was also carried out in South Waziristan agency on Thursday, killing at least seven militants including two Uzbeks as according to reports.
The intelligence sources said that the US drone fired two missiles on a compound in Wacha Dara area of Liddah tehsil in South Waziristan, one of Pakistan’s seven northwestern tribal districts near the Afghan border.
The sources said that the strike killed two Uzbek militants along with five others while four militants also sustained injuries in the attack.
