Drone strikes kill 16 in North Waziristan

MIRANSHAH: At least 10 people were killed in a second drone strike in North Waziristan during last 24 hours that has increased the toll to 16, Geo News reported on Thursday.

Sources said the drone targeted a house and fired 8 missiles near Miranshah, headquarters of the restive agency. As a result, 10 people were killed.

Earlier, in the first attack by the predator in Tibbi, Ghulam Khan Goth in Miranshah six suspected militants were killed.

According to sources, a US drone fired two missiles at the house killing four Uzbek militants and two Punjabi-Taliban militants.