PESHAWAR – At least 18 people were killed and several others injured when a US drone targeted two vehicles in a village along Thall Road near Mirali town of North Waziristan Agency on Monday.
Officials in Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan, said two pick-up trucks were heading to Thall when the drone targeted them in Sheratala village, located in Zara Mela area of Mirali. They said the drone fired seven missiles at the vehicles, killing 18 people on board and injuring another five.
The latest drone attacks come at a time when the Pakistani government is under pressure for initiating a military offensive against militants in North Waziristan. Meanwhile, militants shot dead a person and dumped the body along a road near Miranshah. A note was found near the body that said the deceased was a “US spy”.
